The Malay Mail back issues from July 2004:
Missing hose kept away to stop theft!
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The mystery of the missing fire hose at the CityHall Block C flats in Taman Wahyu has been solved. The hose was kept in the cleaners' quarters and this came to lightyesterday when Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri OngKa Ting said that the hose was put ...
Ensure fire-fighting equipment are in working order: Ong
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: All local authorities have been instructed to ensurethat fire-fighting equipment at highrise buildings are in goodworking order and be made easily accessible to the public, withimmediate effect. The directive came from the Housing and Local Government ...
Another chief held for criminal acts
Jul 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: An MIC branch chairman was detained for two yearsunder the Emergency Ordinance for his alleged involvement in violentcrimes and other gangland activities in Selangor. Police obtained the two-year detention order against BalakrishnanAppalanaidu @ Thaadi Bala, 34, the ...
MCA members who were allegedly linked with criminal activities
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: On April 4, the MCA leadership had said it wasplanning to have a hotline to enable party members to report onfellow members linked to crime. Party president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting had said the hotline was toallow members to relay information on individuals who were ...
Disciplinary action unlikely over branch leader's detention
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: It is highly unlikely that the detention of A.Balakrishnan under the Emergency Ordinance will be referred to theMIC disciplinary committee. Its chairman Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo told The Malay Mail last nightthat Balakrishnan was not charged in a court of law. "We ...
`Incident should not deter crime-prevention efforts'
Jul 01, 2004 ... AMPANG: Ampang Jaya Member of Parliament Dr Rozaidah Talib advisedthe public not to view the van driver's death as a deterrent fromstamping out crime in the area. "It was an isolated incident," she said. Dr Rozaidah advised the public to be more careful and try to getas much ...
Public cautioned against making citizen's arrest alone
Jul 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: The death of a man who tried to arrest a snatchthief has prompted fresh calls for the public not to attemptarresting the suspects alone. This was the call made by several Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs) and resident associations who felt those who want to make ...
Robbery victim shuts herself up in room
Jul 01, 2004; ... AMPANG: "He should not have died. He was a brave man." This was what Sutriya Abd Shukor, 26, said when asked about RosliMohd Saad who died after trying to rescue her from an armed robber inTaman Mulia Jaya on Tuesday. "I feel sorry for Rosli and his family. He was brave in ...
Gang who tried to rob newspaper vendor escaped empty-handed
Jul 01, 2004 ... JOHOR BARU: A gang of snatch thieves escaped empty-handed when itattempted to relieve a newspaper vendor of his cash yesterday. Abdul Jalil Salim, of Tampoi, was on his rounds on a motorcycle at4.45am, collecting newspapers from various newspaper circulationoffices in Taman Pelangi ...
More police action and tougher laws needed
Jul 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: We need more police action, tougher laws and civic-consciousness to curb snatch thefts and wayside robberies. That's what some people felt in our street poll conducted afterthe death of `hero' Rosli Mohd Saad, who was stabbed by a robberf twodays ago. Here are ...
Court strikes off student's suit against father
Jul 01, 2004 ... IPOH: A Federal Court decision put paid to any hopes that Foo DuiGeng might have in seeing his estranged father pay for his tertiaryeducation overseas. On April 9, the Federal Court ruled that involuntary financialdependence of a child to complete tertiary education did not ...
`Accused ran away to Tawau ...'
Jul 01, 2004; ... KOTA KINABALU: A police officer told the High Court yesterday thatan Indonesian accused of murdering Datuk Norjan Khan Bahadar ran awayto Tawau on the east coast of Sabah because he was in possession of afake identity card. Assistant Superintendent Halim Harun said he came to know ...
Jobless man escapes the gallows
Jul 01, 2004; ... PENANG: An unemployed man was yesterday sentenced by the HighCourt to 12 years' imprisonment and ordered to be given 10 strokes ofthe rotan for possessing 84gm of heroin and 75gm of monoacetylmorphine, six years ago. Tai Mei Yeun, 49, admitted to having the drugs under the ...
Man acquitted of incest charge
Jul 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: A 43-year-old man was acquitted and discharged of anincest charge at the Sessions Court yesterday. The man appeared lost as Judge Suraya Othman told him he was afree man. He was earlier charged with raping his then 12-year-old daughterin March 1996 at 11pm in their ...
Former accountant pleads not guilty to CBT
Jul 01, 2004; ... JOHOR BARU: A former accountant of the Malacca Foundation wascharged with criminal breach of trust by using his position todispose 900,000 units of shares for his personal gain. Ma'arif Dora, 39, was charged for the offence committed at JBSecurities Sdn Bhd at Menara Pelangi from ...
Ex-bank man faces 262 years' jail
Jul 01, 2004; ... SHAH ALAM: A former bank executive faces a maximum jail sentenceof 262 years after he was charged with 101 counts of forgery andthree counts of criminal breach of trust at the Sessions Courtyesterday. Mohd Faizal Hussin, 31, was accused of amassing a fortune of morethan RM1.3 ...
MPS employee faces 20 years' jail for RM200 bribe
Jul 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: A 42-year-old Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) employeefaces up to 20 years in jail for allegedly taking a RM200 bribe. Abdul Jamil Roslan claimed trial when he was charged at theSessions Court yesterday. Abdul Jamil, who has been serving MPS assessment notices for ...
Woman detained for posing as maid agent
Jul 01, 2004 ... IPOH: The Perak Immigration Department has thwarted an attempt bya woman to get her maid back after having `sold' the maid to an 82-year-old woman for RM6,000. Posing as an agent for the maid, the 53-year-old woman askedImmigration officials to help her get back the maid whom, ...
Mother of escaped fugitive having trouble recovering body
Jul 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: The family of Francis Udayappan lodged anotherpolice report yesterday - the 25th since the fugitive escaped fromthe Brickfields police station on April 16. The report, lodged by Udayappan's mother, G. Sara Lily, wasagainst the police, urging them to release her son's ...
Grandma, 91, hit repeatedly on the head
Jul 01, 2004; ... MALACCA: Residents at Jalan Bandar Hilir had a rude shock whentheir neighbourhood became the scene of a brutal crime on Mondaynoon. A 91-year-old grandmother, who lived with her son, was viciouslyassaulted. She died at the Malacca Hospital early yesterday morning. The victim, ...
Dealer wounded by gunman
Jul 01, 2004 ... SERDANG PERDANA: A dealer in cellphone prepaid cards cheated deathwhen a gunman fired three shots at the victim in Serdang Perdanayesterday. The 28-year-old victim sustained a gunshot wound in the left legwhile the other shots went wide in the incident about 4.20pm.Earlier, the ...
Bullets in the mail
Jul 01, 2004; ... PENANG: The two live .38 bullets received in the mail by aconstruction company in Jalan P. Ramlee on Tuesday could have comefrom a disgruntled former employee. This is one of the theories police are working on in itsinvestigations into the case, following a report by the ...
July sees some major changes
Jul 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: The first day of July will see several importantevents affecting the lives of Malaysians. Security measures will be given a boost on Malaysia Airlines'flights, the Touch `N Go and SmartTag systems will be in place on allhighways, and AirAsia will begin flights to ...
Police appeal for accident witnesses
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Police are looking for witnesses to help in theirinvestigation into a road accident in Jalan Tun Razak on May 9 thatkilled a 54-year-old motorcyclist. Gregory Francis Boudville was believed to be on his way to BukitBintang when his machine was reportedly grazed by a ...
Teacher and students hurt in accident
Jul 01, 2004; ... SEREMBAN: Four students and a teacher were injured, three of themseriously, when the van they were travelling in collided with anoncoming car in Taman Rasah Kemayan yesterday. V. Pushpalatha, 10, a Standard Four pupil of Sekolah KebangsaanSeremban 2B, sustained severe head and body ...
Cyberjaya digital video contest is back again
Jul 01, 2004 ... CYBERJAYA: The Cyberjaya Digital Video Competition (CDVC) is backwith more categories and prizes offered for independent movie makers. Organised by Inventure Quest Sdn Bhd and Seni Haruman Sdn Bhd,this year's competition is co-sponsored by 8TV, Cyberjaya TV (CTV),the New Straits ...
Lorry owner claims smoke test faulty
Jul 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Lorry owner Chan Siang Lim, 58, wants to know if theequipment used by the Department of Environment in Kluang and KualaLumpur is in working order. Chan, an engineer from Sungai Buloh, asked this question after anexperience with the department. He said his lorry ...
AIA luncheon for NSTP team
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: American International Assurance (AIA) hosted aluncheon for the New Straits Times Press (NSTP) Group editorial teamat Balai Berita in ...
Ace Canning's ninth year with the Biggie
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Ace Canning is yet again giving the Malay Mail BigWalk 2004 a generous shot of its energy-boosting drinks. "This is our ninth year supporting the Biggie, and The Malay Mailcan count on us," said Ace Canning Corporation Sdn Bhd group brandmanager Tham Kok ...
Mix of sports and charity
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Walk and donate to a good cause by taking part inThe Malay Mail Big Walk 2004. In line with this year's theme, "Help Others Walk While You Walk",participants can donate by "sponsoring" RM15 to buy a pair of Batashoes. Alternatively, those who pay the RM10 ...
More join in the NPC-Philip Morris Hunt 2004
Jul 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: More companies have come foward in support of theNational Press Club (NPC)-Philip Morris Hunt 2004 to be held thisSaturday. Yesterday, Canon Marketing (Malaysia) handed over its sponsorshipof four Canon PowerShot A75 digital cameras and Malaysia Airlinesfour ...
Rule on use of five-foot ways
Jul 01, 2004; ... PENANG: The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) is coming upwith guidelines that will allow selected restaurants and stalls toplace tables and chairs on five-foot ways. MPPP president Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib said the council wasdiscussing various ways to accommodate the ...
Gold Bazaar Phase One to be completed in August
Jul 01, 2004 ... PENANG: The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) clarified thatthe delay in the Gold Bazaar project in Little India is due to theupdating of accounts which need to be submitted to the TourismMinistry. "This needs to be done before the second phase of the project canbe ...
`Kanthan' workers claim factory unfair
Jul 01, 2004; ... IPOH: Unfair and unjust. These were amongst the allegationsagainst a factory operating in Chemor by workers concerned with theretrenchment of eight of their colleagues. A group voiced its stand yesterday, with placards during a mid-afternoon picket at the front gate of the factory ...
Group to study impact of higher fuel costs
Jul 01, 2004; ... THE Container Hauliers Association of Malaysia (CHAM) has formed acommittee to study the impact of higher fuel costs on the industryand will present the findings to the Government as part of itsapplication for a review of the haulage rate. "We have formed a committee to do the ...
(Kumpulan Europlus Bhd)
Jul 01, 2004; ... KUMPULAN Europlus Bhd surged 1 sen to 69 sen yesterday. The volumewas heavy with 999,600 shares traded, significantly higher than thestock's 30-day moving average volume of 418,367 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 41.07 and its raw betaagainst the Kuala Lumpur ...
(Furqan Business Organisation Bhd)
Jul 01, 2004; ... FURQAN Business Organisation Bhd closed 0.5 sen higher at 39.5 senwith 1.50 million shares traded yesterday. The volume wassignificantly lower than the stock's 30-day moving average volume of6.79 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 58.46 and its raw betaagainst the ...
(Salcon Bhd)
Jul 01, 2004; ... SALCON Bhd rose 3 sen to RM1.54, with 680,400 shares tradedyesterday. The volume was significantly higher than the stock's 30-day moving average volume of 103,487 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 25.45 and its raw betaagainst the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is ...
Binak to bid for airport jobs
Jul 01, 2004; ... SYARIKAT Bina dan Kuari Kedah Sdn Bhd (Binak), a unit of BinaDarulaman Bhd, plans to bid for jobs related to the upgrading of theKota Kinabalu International Airport and the Kuching InternationalAirport, people familiar with the matter said. The Government has yet to call for a ...
London Asia buys EAsset stake
Jul 01, 2004 ... LONDON Asia Capital plc said it bought a 30 per cent stake ininvestment banking boutique EAsset Management Sdn Bhd for STG600,000(STG1 = RM6.87) payable in London Asia shares. The ...
Prospective buyer for Tanjong business
Jul 01, 2004 ... TANJONG plc said a potential buyer has expressed strong interestin its China-based liquefied petroleum gas business and could make apurchase decision by ...
Petronas paid RM21.3b taxes
Jul 01, 2004 ... PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) paid a total of RM21.3 billionto the federal and state governments for the year-ended Mar 31 2004from RM18.6 billion in 2003. President and chief executive officerTan Sri Mohd ...
More South Korean flights to Penang
Jul 01, 2004 ... KOREAN Air Co and Asiana Airlines Inc, South Korea's two carriers,will offer new weekly flights to Penang and Thailand's Phuket to meetgrowing demand for leisure travel to ...
Tenggara Oil in expansion drive
Jul 01, 2004 ... TENGGARA Oil Bhd is in talks with five lubricant companies tosecure more original equipment manufacturer (OEM) contracts, as partof its move to expand its lubricant ...
Danaharta redeems RM2.3b bonds
Jul 01, 2004 ... PENGURUSAN Danaharta Nasional Bhd has redeemed RM2.3 billion ofbonds as it prepares to cease operations next year. Danahartaredeemed three ...
Poser over `Paloh'
Jul 01, 2004; ... THE Malaysian Film Festival might be over but it is still the talkof the town and not entirely for the right reasons. Despite competition from two other events on the same night - theAkademi Fantasia 2 concert and the Bintang HMI finals, most of theseats for Finas-organised ...
`Puteri Gunung Ledang' for Merdeka Day
Jul 01, 2004 ... PUTERI Gunung Ledang, Tiara Jaquelina, surprised many with hersuperb performance at the Anugerah Malam Perdana. Her performance of Asmaradana, a dance number from the film, wasthe highlight of the event. The good news is, Puteri Gunung Ledang will be screened inconjunction ...
Well-made tragedy
Jul 01, 2004; ... SOMETIMES life kicks you hard in the gut, repeatedly. That is the harsh reality of life presented without apology inBadaruddin Azmi's latest flick Berlari Ke Langit. Produced by Tayangan Unggul Sdn Bhd, it stars Malaysia's mostsuccessful actor, Rosyam Noor, Hasnol Rahmat, ...
Full moon rising
Jul 01, 2004; ... TOUTED as the biggest Malaysian musical production of the year,Above Full Moon, will be staged at the Putra Indoor Stadium in BukitJalil from July 2-4 and at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore nextmonth. Lovers of West End and Broadway musicals where drama, song anddance come ...
Veteran stars get together for children's benefit
Jul 01, 2004; ... SEVERAL friends of late guitar star Terry Thaddeus will cometogether on Saturday to raise funds for a children's medical centre. The event at the Hyatt Regency Saujana's RP Centre in Subang, from2.30- 8.30pm, will certainly be a blast from the past as the listincludes drummer Jerry ...
Baros to do a Platini?
Jul 01, 2004 ... MILAN Baros' (right) high-scoring act at Euro 2004 has promptedtalk of the Liverpool star bettering Michel Platini's 1984 tournamentrecord of nine goals. Baros has scored eight times in his last six games for his countryand leads the Euro 2004 scoring charts with five ...
Greeks fancy spot kicks
Jul 01, 2004 ... VETERAN Greek goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis feels his team's bestchance of beating Czech Republic in tomorrow's semifinal is throughspot kicks. And Kikopolidis, set to win his 48th cap, could find ...
Manipulative game
Jul 01, 2004; ... GREETINGS to all from the far South! Isn't the WWE full ofsurprises? We saw the Great One appear on RAW last week where he was chasedout by Eric Bischoff. But the Rock proved what a crowd-puller hestill is with an entertaining monologue on the mat. The Brahma Bull may be a ...
500 veterans for meet
Jul 01, 2004 ... SOME 500 world veteran athletes will converge in Sabah for the18th Malaysian Open Masters Athletics Championships on Aug 27-29. Athletes from Australia, the United States, Brunei, Hong Kong,Indonesia, Poland, Sri Lanka, India and Europe are expected to showup for the event ...
Jit Sin boys and girls go down fighting
Jul 01, 2004; ... SM JIT SIN PRIVATE'S dream of their boys' and girls' teams makingit to the Penang Schools Under-18 final were dashed. The students trained hard and planned to break the Island schoolsdomination of the sport. Although the Jit Sin girls' failed to make it, they made it ...
Fine-tuning
Jul 01, 2004; ... AFTER spending seven weeks recovering from the crash in Aigle,Switzerland, cyclist Josiah Ng is (picture) shaping up well inpursuit of Olympic glory. "This is my second week back in full training mode. I have a lotof catching up to do though, as I was off the track for seven ...
Acid test for promising youngsters
Jul 01, 2004; ... IT will be an acid test for young and fast rising bowlers at the18th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Bangkok, starting onSunday till July 13. National coach Chris Batson has taken the bold move to recommendto the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) selection ...
Suai Yean stars with three gold medals
Jul 01, 2004 ... SMJK(C) Chung Ling Penang's Sim Suai Yean was the hero on thefirst day of the Penang Schools swimming competition yesterday. The lanky Suai Yean won three golds at the Penang InternationalSports Arena Aquatic Centre in the Boys' Under-18 age-group. First the Fifth Former won ...
Amerullah is MPPJ'S hero
Jul 01, 2004; ... STRIKER Amerullah Abdul Aziz shot MPPJ to the top of the JuniorHockey League when he scored the winner in a 2-1 away win overMalacca Municipal Council (MMC) yesterday. The match was heading for a draw when the national junior struckin the 66th minute via a penalty corner to ensure ...
Joon Tae has bright future
Jul 01, 2004; ... LOOK out for South Korea's Park Joon Tae. He is only 15 butpossesses the physique, technical ability and speed to become a topclass striker. That could spell danger for Malaysia not only in the on-going 1stAsian Schools Under-15 football tournament but in the years to ...
Nur Insafi on right track
Jul 01, 2004; ... PISC Nur Insafi are on the right track to finish among the topfive teams in the Junior Hockey League's second division. After six matches, they are third with 10 points with two homematches this weekend. They defeated Anderson Juniors 2-0 at the Hockey Stadium ...
Sarawoot pulls Thailand's strings
Jul 01, 2004 ... THAI striker Thammarat Weanmani may have stolen the limelight withhis double hat-trick against Vietnam but their midfield dynamoSarawoot Jaturapat was the inspiration behind the team's big win. The talented midfielder was in the thick of action, supporting thestrikers and helping ...
Win to savour for Chew-Chan
Jul 01, 2004; ... MALAYSIA'S second doubles of Chew Choon Eng-Chan Chong Ming havenot beaten any seeded pair ever since they resumed their partnershipafter the latter recovered from a shoulder injury. In fact, their performance has been on a downturn, where theybarely managed to qualify for the ...
Misbun's `shape up or ship out' order to duo
Jul 01, 2004; ... TWO senior players in the national team have been issued anultimatum by coach Misbun Sidek. Mohd Hafiz Hashim and Lee Tsuen Seng have been told to producedecent performances in the Malaysian Open in Kuantan to convinceMisbun they are worthy of their places in the national ...
Choong Hann's fears come true
Jul 01, 2004; ... IT was something Wong Choong Hann (left) feared the most, goinginto his first round match of the Malaysian Open against PeterRasmussen of Denmark in Kuantan yesterday. For Choong Hann, who has not been having a good year thus far,there was a niggling feeling about being drawn ...