The Malay Mail back issues from September 2002:
Drowning victim's body found
Sep 02, 2002 ... THE body of Mohamad Faizal Hassan, a Form Three student of SekolahMenengah Sultan Muhammad, was found near the Pulau Melaka Bridge inBandar Hilir, Malacca yesterday. He was believed to have drowned on the eve of Merdeka Day. State Public Order and Traffic Chief, Supt Onn Ahmad, ...
Tragic blow for family
Sep 02, 2002; ... "LOSING my children this way is so cruel and unfair," wailedvegetable trader Abdul Hadi Mat Amin, 56, whose four out of sixchildren drowned while swimming at Tanjong Beach in Miri, Sarawak,yesterday afternoon. "Why, why, why? I cannot accept what had happened." His six ...
Comel's from Allied Pacific Motor
Sep 02, 2002 ... COMEL, the first Made-In-Malaysia scooter seen cruising during the45th Merdeka Day celebrations, is manufactured by Allied PacificMotor Sdn Bhd, and not as reported in The Malay Mail on Saturday. A spokesman for Allied Pacific, a subsidiary of Artac Holdings SdnBhd, said the ...
Staying cool on air
Sep 02, 2002; ... BE COOL at all times, stay friendly and add a little good humour. This is what first-time disc jockey Aishah Said of Kota Baru,Kelantan, advises would-be guest DJs who may appear on RTM's Radio 4in the months to come. The final year English Studies Diploma student of ...
Public shocked over jumbo's death
Sep 02, 2002 ... NEWS of the unexpected death of the baby jumbo - Malaysia's firstcaptive- born elephant - has shocked many animal lovers. One of them, C. Rajaletchumi, a 60-year-old housewife fromSelayang, said she could not believe her ears when she heard the newsover the radio last ...
Taiping Zoo's female calf `healthy'
Sep 02, 2002 ... THE first baby elephant to be born at the Taiping Zoo on Aug 10 ishealthy and well-taken care of by its mother. Its director, Dr Kevin Lazarus, said yesterday there was noproblem with the female calf, adding that zoo keepers were takingprecautions to avoid any mishap. He said ...
Grieving for baby elephant
Sep 02, 2002; ... WORDS cannot describe the grief felt by Mohd Yusof Musa. For a man whose main task is to train and care for elephants atZoo Negara, the unexpected death of a baby elephant - the country'sfirst- captive born calf - last Friday was like losing one of hisown. Mohd Yusof, 48, has ...
Fire destroys 17 wooden shops
Sep 02, 2002; ... A POLICEMAN could only watch in horror as fire engulfed 17 woodenshops in less than 15 minutes at Pekan Subang in Subang lastSaturday. The police constable, attached to the Kampung Melayu Subang policestation, had earlier alerted the Fire and Rescue Department of ablaze at a ...
Three masked men assault guard, set factory on fire
Sep 02, 2002; ... THREE masked men who assaulted and tied up a security guard at aplastics manufacturing factory in Kampung Rantau Panjang, Klang, werebelieved to have set fire to the factory early yesterday morning. The intruders fled with a three-tonne lorry and a motorcycle inthe incident at ...
`Tigers don't usually attack humans'
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE future of the tigers is in our hands. So says WWF Malaysia's senior head of the animal speciesconservation unit, Dr Dionysius S.K. Sharma. "The tiger population in this country has been reduced from 3,000in 1960 to 600 in 1990 and this is caused by ...
Mother slashed by son
Sep 02, 2002 ... A MOTHER of 10, who tried to shield her teenage daughter frombeing attacked by her parang-wielding son, was slashed on the head attheir house in Bachok, Kelantan. Wan Esah Wan Daud, who was trying to break up a quarrel betweenher 14- year-old daughter and 27-year-old son, received ...
Body to be cremated today
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE body of Shirley Mow Wai Lan, a 54-year-old Malaysianbusinesswoman who was found shot dead in Yala, Thailand, is expectedto be cremated today before being interred at the Nirvana MemorialPark in Semenyih. It is learnt that relatives had flown to Yala to identify her bodyafter ...
Car tint poser
Sep 02, 2002; ... CHERYL wants to know whether it is legal to tint all the fourwindows on her car as well as the front and back windscreens. "An accessory shop-owner I went to claims the Road TransportDepartment has approved the tinting of the four windows of a car butnot the front and back ...
Thumbs-up for plan to reduce congestion along LDP
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE Works Ministry's plans to set up six major interchanges alongthe Damansara-Puchong Highway in the next three years is a welcomemove. Puchong State Assemblyman Datuk Satim Diman's special assistant,Aftar Singh, said yesterday that the six interchanges along the LDPcosting ...
Emirates comes to the aid of Nur Ain
Sep 02, 2002; ... AS a baby, Nur Ain Nabilah Nadzrri often suffered from profusesweating on the head as if she just had a shower. She also used toget frequent bouts of fever. Her parents from Kangar, Perlis, took her to hospital there anddoctors confirmed that Nur Ain suffered from a congenital ...
Abandoned land turning into squatter area
Sep 02, 2002; ... A PIECE of reserve land that should have been an access route forresidents in Taman Nirvana has been abandoned and squatters areoccupying the space. JAS is upset as the residents had earlier proposed to the AmpangJaya Municipal Council for the reserve land to be used as an ...
Upset by actions of inconsiderate restaurant owner
Sep 02, 2002; ... A RESTAURANT in a residential area is getting on the nerves ofresidents there. "I am losing sleep as my neighbour has converted his house into arestaurant in Jalan Wooten, Klang," says PETER. The restaurant starts operating from 5pm and the business goes onuntil early ...
Irked by MPPJ's empty promises
Sep 02, 2002; ... HE first highlighted his problem about the cluttered five-foot wayalong Jalan SS2/66, Petaling Jaya, to Hotline on June 4. "The Petaling Jaya Municipal Council promised to take immediateaction but to date nothing has been done," says ANNOYED. Annoyed says that stretch of the ...
Train cabbies before giving them permits
Sep 02, 2002; ... I SYMPATHISE with Datuk Paduka Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir (above)on his outburst regarding the attitude of taxi drivers. Sometimes, I feel they deserved to be treated as such butunfortunately, it would also hurt the honest taxi drivers. As Tourism Minister, Kadir has worked hard ...
Other considerations in racial mix for new townships
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE plan to have a racial composite ratio of 55:35:10 in the mixfor upcoming new townships sounds ideal. But in actual living, there are certain things to consider likefamily preferences, traditional dwelling habits, society, class andaffordability (financial status). The ...
Give Ras a chance to clarify
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE letter written by Ras Adiba Radzi (picture) should make thosewho make baseless allegations against her ashamed. I found those accusations disturbing, so you could imagine how RasAdiba felt. Don't they know how untimely, humiliating, inhumane those ...
Time to raise speed limit on highways
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE plan to increase the current speed limit for our highways islong overdue in view of better roads and bigger cars here. So, what is the new maximum speed limit for our North-Southhighway? Is it 120km/h or 140km/h, or whatever? Nobody remembers when the last time the maximum ...
Good response to Double A Twin Angels Search
Sep 02, 2002 ... THE Double A Twin Angels Search, whose closing date for entrieswas on Aug 31, has attracted more than 40 pairs of twins and look-a-likes. Double A general manager (marketing) Jim Tan said the response wasabove expectations despite the criteria set. From the number, he said, ...
`Cabbies need the training'
Sep 02, 2002 ... CABBIES should be sent for training to be more courteous anddisciplined as they play a very important role in promoting thetourism industry. A reader, Ananth Raman from Taman Emas, Cheras, said he takes thetaxis frequently and found that some cabbies do not use the ...
Developers told to buck up or have their land taken back
Sep 02, 2002 ... DEVELOPERS who failed to build their quota of low-cost houses inSubang Jaya by November will have their land taken back by theSelangor Government. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said three developersin the Subang Jaya municipality have been identified as ...
MPPJ to talk to hawkers
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE Petaling Jaya Municipal Council will hold a series ofdialogues with hawkers and their associations this month, to explainthe recent increase in rent. Councillor C. K. Lim said council president Datuk Emran Kadirwould attend the meetings and listen to the hawkers' ...
Neuter your pets, SPCA tells owners
Sep 02, 2002 ... SPAY or neuter your pets. That is the kindest thing you can do toprevent cruelty to animals, says SPCA vice-chairman Christine Chin. This is because a large number of dogs and cats are put to sleepas a last resort due to shortage of space in the pounds run by theSociety for the ...
Best of east and west
Sep 02, 2002; ... TOMORROW, Paul and Judy Walsh will mark their 25th weddinganniversary, and the start of a family which unites the best of Eastand West. The joyous couple describe themselves as the best of friends sincethe day they first met. And they have since their matrimonial union a ...
Inspired designs for shoes and handbags
Sep 02, 2002; ... MARIE Claire, one of the popular brands of women's shoes andaccessories, recently opened its second stand-alone boutique atAmpang Point shopping complex. And, it does not stop there. According to Bata brand executive Janice Hoh, there are plans toopen 20 more stores by the ...
Livita to get you going
Sep 02, 2002 ... WITH the biggest sporting event of the year drawing near, TaishoPharmaceuticals (M) Sdn Bhd, is joining in the fun. The manufacturer and distributor of Livita, has supported theBiggie for nearly two decades now. Taisho marketing manager Ee Kok Chuan and Taisho ...
Art in the ethereal realm
Sep 02, 2002 ... THE solo art exhibition titled the "Ethereal Realm" by itscreator, solo artist and painter, Yap Tiong Seah, is up next. The showcase, featuring 51 pieces will be held today to Sept 27from 10am to 6pm, at the main lobby of Balai Berita. Ethereal, by definition, means light, ...
Oral-B toothbrushes for participants
Sep 02, 2002 ... IT'S raining goodies at Balai Berita as The Malay Mail Big Walkdraws near. This time it's from yet another one of the Biggie's loyalsupporters, Gillette (M) Sdn Bhd. The company, through Oral-B, has contributed 15,000 toothbrushesfor inclusion in the Biggie goodie ...
Siti's dream
Sep 02, 2002 ... NATIONAL hammer champion Siti Shahidah Abdullah intends to makeher last Malaysia Games the most memorable one by winning her petevent, hopefully with a new Games record. Universiti Putra Malaysia undergraduate Siti has been traininghard for the last several months for the 9th ...
Brakes slammed on Alex
Sep 02, 2002 ... ALEX YOONG'S career with Minardi as a F1 driver has come to theend of the road. Minardi team boss Paul Stoddart said yesterday during the BelgianGP Spa-Francorchamps that Alex will lose his place at the end of theseason. The 26-year-old failed to qualify for three Formula One ...
`Proposal to revamp payment scheme rejected'
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE National Sports Council (NSC) did submit a proposal to revampthe mode of payment for the incentive scheme. Unfortunately, the proposal was rejected by their ManagementBoard, who felt the amount won by the athletes did not necessitateany changes in the manner in which the monies ...
Yufang in line for a silver
Sep 02, 2002; ... A SILVER medal is within `walking' distance for naturalisedMalaysian Yuan Yufang in the Busan Asian Games later this month. The continental performance list, which took into account therecent Asian championships in Colombo, places Yufang second in Asiain the women's 20km ...
Biggie lure, far and near
Sep 02, 2002; ... THEY came from far and wide. The Malay Mail Big Walk 2002 issurely a hit among Malaysians. Soon after registration was open at the Carrefour hypermarket inWangsa Maju at noon on Merdeka Day, people came from Kuala Kubu Baruand Pudu to register for the walk. They did not mind ...
(Golden Hope Plantations Bhd)
Sep 02, 2002; ... GOLDEN Hope Plantations Bhd rose 4 sen on mild volume to closelast week at RM3.20. Volume was mild with 13,000 shares traded, significantly lowerthan its 30-day moving average volume of 270,400 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 54.93. It has a rawbeta of 0.52 ...
(Sanbumi Holdings Bhd)
Sep 02, 2002; ... SANBUMI Holdings Bhd closed 1 sen higher last Friday at RM1.02with 1.19 million shares changing hands. The volume was comparatively higher than the stock's 30-day movingaverage volume of 678,300 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 46.66 and its raw betaagainst ...
(Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd).
Sep 02, 2002; ... MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd fell 2 sen last Friday to close atRM1.84 on heavy volume of 258,000 shares. This was the stock's lowestclosing price this year. The volume was higher than its 30-day moving average volume of179,200 shares. The stock has an oversold relative ...
Buy-back firms' prices hit
Sep 02, 2002; ... COMPANIES which were actively involved in share buy-back exerciseslast week saw their share prices fall on the Kuala Lumpur StockExchange (KLSE), led by Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd (BToto). Gaming concern, BToto, informed the KLSE that it bought 392,000shares at between RM3.82 and ...
Pernas Hotel plans to expand ops overseas
Sep 02, 2002; ... PERNAS Hotel Management Sdn Bhd, the operator of the Mutiarahotels and resorts chain, plans to expand its operations overseaswithin the next three years. "Our target is to expand our operations to other countries by2005. We have not decided anything on this matter yet," Pernas ...
Nylex revamp, listing of units seen
Sep 02, 2002; ... NYLEX Malaysia Bhd may streamline its businesses and list some ofits units, corporate restructuring executives say. In a surprise move last week, Nylex said it may execute a capitaldistribution exercise and negotiate to buy a group of companiesinvolved in trading and ...
Premium eyes KLSE listing next year
Sep 02, 2002; ... PREMIUM Vegetable Oils Bhd plans to be listed on the Kuala LumpurStock Exchange (KLSE) next year, its managing director PN Agarwalsaid in an interview with Mail Money. "It should be between April and May," Agarwal said, adding that asubmission was made to the regulatory authorities ...
MAHB passenger movements down
Sep 02, 2002 ... MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) passenger movements in thefirst half of 2002 declined by 3.8 per cent to 15,99 million from16,63 million in the first half of 2001. The company ...
Berjaya to sell stake
Sep 02, 2002 ... BERJAYA Group Bhd plans to sell its 51 per cent stake in Hyundai-Berjaya Sdn Bhd to Transwater Corp Bhd for RM51 million, to be paidin Transwater shares. The proposed disposal ...
Mimos chips to debut today
Sep 02, 2002 ... MIMOS Bhd will launch Malaysia's first indigenous microprocessorchips, called the Pesona, using Mimos-designed chip ...
YTL Power warrants slip
Sep 02, 2002; ... YTL POWER International Bhd, which has been in the limelight overbribery investigations involving its unit Wessex Water Ltd in the UK,has seen its warrants being sold down. Although most people would like to link the fall in prices of itswarrants to the allegations, a quick check ...
Companies under KLPI post higher profits
Sep 02, 2002; ... A TOTAL of 72 per cent of the companies listed on the Kuala LumpurStock Exchange (KLSE) under sub KL Plantation Index (KLPI) postedhigher profits in the latest reporting session. Sentiment among planters is that profit for the next quarter couldup even higher mainly because crude ...
KL Monorail dividends unlikely for few years
Sep 02, 2002; ... KL Monorail System Sdn Bhd, the operator of the third urban railsystem, is not expected to pay dividends for the first few years ofoperations despite being a profitable concern, company executivessaid. "By year-end we hope to be a listed entity that will be operatingwith a ...
MASB 27 will not affect RAM ratings
Sep 02, 2002 ... RATING Agency Malaysia Bhd (RAM) said the implementation of thenew Malaysian accounting standard, MASB 27, will have no materialimpact on the debt-servicing ability of toll concessionaires rated byRAM. RAM ...
Atlan Holdings diversifies
Sep 02, 2002 ... METAL-stamped parts manufacturer Atlan Holdings Bhd isdiversifying into the hotel industry and duty-free business as partof its restructuring exercise. The company said it had bought BlakesHotel in London for RM121 ...
Home is where the work is
Sep 02, 2002; ... ANITA Sarawak has finally returned home to Singapore - but not toretire. In fact, she is busy breaking new ground for herself. After 36 years of performing, half of which were spent at Caesar'sPalace in Las Vegas, one would think she would need a much-deservedbreak. After ...
Worrisome Overture
Sep 02, 2002; ... IT is with great sadness that I have to report some bad news, butplease do not shoot the messenger. The sad tidings consist of the fact that the performances on theGala Night of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra's (MPO) NewConcert Season were quite disastrous, and not only in my ...
Pleasure almost beyond the ordinary
Sep 02, 2002 ... IF there is one Hong Kong Heavenly Princess who is down-to-earth,humble and ultra courteous on and off stage, it must be Sandy Lam. As warm as she was during an interview a few weeks before herGenting Highlands' show recently, the multi-talented diva, who wasperforming here for the ...
Cream of the crop
Sep 02, 2002 ... THEIR origins are a mystery, but every summer more and moredelicate and intricate crop circles are appearing in British fields. Debate rages as to whether they are hoaxes or really created byaliens - and a new Hollywood film about the phenomenon, `Signs'starring Mel Gibson, has ...
Tools of the trade
Sep 02, 2002; ... FOR your own "safety", hand tools need to be maintained andchecked frequently. Broken, worn-out, bent or damaged tools are notonly frustrating to work with but from my experience, if repeatedlyused will almost certainly lead to an accident or injury. Establish a procedure for the ...
Affordable stratified homes
Sep 02, 2002; ... AFTER the setback caused by the 1997 economic crisis, Seri AlamProperties Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the listed United Malayan LandBhd (UM Land) is now pressing ahead with its launch programme for itsJohor Baru township development, Bandar Seri Alam. As buyers' confidence in the ...
LBS records RM81.2m turnover
Sep 02, 2002; ... THE recently released quarterly financial report of LBS Bina GroupBhd revealed that the company recorded an increase in profit aftertax and minority interest and turnover by 25.5 per cent and 24.7 percent respectively from the previous quarter. For the second quarter ending June ...
Isuzu's TF series
Sep 02, 2002 ... ACM's 1989 Isuzu TF series, as it was called, was officiallylaunched at Holiday Villa in Subang and consisted of three variants -the TFS 54, a diesel-engined four-wheel drive; the TFR 54, a diesel-engined two-wheel drive and the TFR 16, a petrol-engined two-wheeldrive. ACM ...
New concept Citroen
Sep 02, 2002 ... ONE of the year's most fascinating new models, the 1989 Citroen XMwas the flagship model which took Citroen into and through the 90s.Its five-door body presented a sleek, shark-like profile, withgenerous glass area especially around the rear quarters. Citroen described it as a "new ...
Employment policy
Sep 02, 2002; ... WHEN an organisation has vacancies for new recruits, the relevantdepartment, usually Human Resources, needs to do advance planningthat can benefit both the organisation as well as the new recruit. That is why any organisation, whether big conglomerate or smallfirm, needs an ...
A star is born
Sep 02, 2002; ... DANNIO YAHYA, who turns 17 today, is the best thing to happen toMalaysian tennis. How the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia (LTAM) wish more kidslike Dannio come along to set fire to the sport which has been longdormant here. After upsetting former national No 1 V. Selvam ...
Faizal confident of three-gold medal haul
Sep 02, 2002; ... PAHANG's national weightlifter Faizal Baharom remains confident ofwinning three gold medals at the Malaysia Games despite the change incategory. Faizal, who will be competing in the 56kg category instead of the52kg, remained focused on the task ahead and promised not todisappoint ...
Depleted Selangor face rough times
Sep 02, 2002; ... CHAMPIONS Selangor will have a tough time to retain the hockeygold medal in the Malaysia Games in Kota Kinabalu. It is simply because they do not have enough experienced playersin their fold this time. They can only boast of three seasoned campaigners in the versatileP ....