The Malay Mail back issues from December 2004:
Minister defends his track record
Dec 01, 2004 ... IN a spirited defence of his track record, Human ResourcesMinister Datuk Dr Fong Chan Onn told the House that the Government isnot anti-union. He said the Government is pro-labour and that unions haveflourished. Fong said there were 537 unions in the country in 1999, and ...
Body language expert comes out with book on detecting lies
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: This is perhaps the first merchandising spin-off ofsinger Datuk Sharifah Aini Syed Jaafar's assault case. Body languagespecialist Jackson Yogarajah has come out with a new book ondetecting lies and deception - with a case study of the Sharifah Ainiinterview he saw on ...
Singer stunned over court date
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: "I'm numb! This is just too crazy," says DatukSharifah Aini Syed Jaafar, affirming news that she will be chargedtoday. The diva said she first heard about it (that she would be charged)from a lawyer friend who called her this morning and said that shewould have to ...
Hate e-mails started circulating last August
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The hate e-mails against singer Siti NurhazilaTaruddin are believed to have begun circulating on the Internet inAugust. They were titled `Siti & Abie', `Open letter to the EntertainmentPress' and `Miss Molena & Siti Nurhaliza'. The author, who claimed to be an ...
Full throttle ahead for Proton teams
Dec 01, 2004 ... SEPANG: Seven departments under Proton Holdings Berhad will besending their own race teams in the Class B of the Sprint/EnduroBattle in Sepang International Circuit (SIC) this Saturday. They are from the Advanced Prototype Centre, Engineering Services,Powertrain, Vehicle Platform ...
Technical staff banking on lean Waja to be winner on the track to be
Dec 01, 2004 ... SEPANG: The 90 staff at Proton's Advanced Prototype Centre in ShahAlam are logically best at creating prototypes for new Proton modelsin the future, concept cars and such. So, it is natural that the Proton Waja they are sending to takepart in the Proton Track Carnival 2004 ...
Vince makes it to AJL finals
Dec 01, 2004; ... SHAH ALAM: Vincent Chong Ying Cern, the champion of the firstseason of Astro Ria's Akademi Fantasia, was the surprise winner inthe Muzik Muzik ballads semi-finals at Sri Pentas 2 in Plaza AlamSentral here yesterday, thus qualifying for TV3's forthcoming 19thAnugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) song ...
Contractor killed in TNB sub-station collapse
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: A contractor died on the spot when the pillars of a10-tonne Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) sub-station collapsed in BukitLanjan yesterday afternoon. Leh Yong Song, 46, from Jalan Kuchai Lama, was checking for crackswhen the building fell on him. He was alone at the site ...
Detained - Sisters in `twins abortion' case
Dec 01, 2004; ... PETALING JAYA: Police last night arrested the two sisters of theteenager who was allegedly forced to undergo an abortion. The sisters, aged 22 and 24, were detained at the Seri Kembanganpolice station about 10pm when they were called to record theirstatements. One of them is ...
Beautician raped again by blackmailer
Dec 01, 2004; ... PETALING JAYA: A beautician's attempt to prevent a salesman fromdistributing photographs of her being raped by him, turned intoanother nightmare. The 29-year-old married woman - who had gone to negotiate aRM10,000 extortion bid by the man - ended up being raped again. The ...
Couple held over alleged abuse of maids
Dec 01, 2004; ... PETALING JAYA: An alleged three-year ordeal for two Indonesianmaids ended yesterday when they were rescued by passers-by whospotted them on the roadside in Subang Jaya. The maids, aged 30 and 33, were found with old and new bruises ontheir face, ears, hands and legs. The ...
Drink seller charged with raping 13-year-old
Dec 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: A drink seller was charged at the Klang Sessions Courtyesterday with raping a 13-year-old girl last week. Mohd Nazli Ariffin, 19, claimed trial to raping the girl on Nov 23at 3pm at a house in Bukit Kuda, Klang. He was charged under Section 376 of the Penal Code, ...
Witness: I handed two envelopes to accused
Dec 01, 2004; ... SHAH ALAM: Kapten (Rtd) Abdul Kudus Ahmad received three envelopesfrom the owner of Sri Steven's Corner restaurant between June andAugust 2001, the Klang Sessions Court was told yesterday. Witness Corporal K. Ravintharan, 45, said he handed two of thethree envelopes as requested by ...
Singer's rape case on Dec 20
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The trial of a `70s pop singer charged with rapinghis daughter was postponed by the Sessions Court yesterday, after hiscounsel failed to turn up. When court convened, the accused told Judge Mohd Zaki Abd Wahabthat his counsel was engaged in another case in Temerloh, ...
CBT trial of former bank executive postponed again
Dec 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: The Sessions Court yesterday again postponed the trialof former bank executive Mohd Faizal Hussin who was charged with 101counts of forgery and three counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT)involving RM1.3 million. (The case, which was scheduled to begin on Monday, was ...
He's not spared by `Ah Long'
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Debtors may forget the `Ah Long', but the `Ah Long'never forgets them! Duck seller Loo Toon Leong, 33, suffered a memory loss after hemet with an accident and injured his head. Loo was warded for 15 days and he also lost his ability to speak. Just when his ...
Cook jailed 10 months for threatening to kill grandma
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: A cook who threatened to kill his grandmother with akitchen knife was sentenced to 10 months in jail by the magistrate'scourt yesterday. Mahathir Muhamad, 21, pleaded guilty to committing the offenceagainst Rahmah Samah, 67, during a quarrel at the family ...
Indon claims trial for van driver's murder
Dec 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: An Indonesian claimed trial at the High Court yesterdayfor the murder of Rosli Mohd Saad at Taman Mulia Jaya in Ampang inJune. The accused, identified only as Sahlan, 31, was charged with themurder of Rosli, a van driver who was stabbed while helping snatchtheft victim ...
Motion to cut Fong's pay by RM10
Dec 01, 2004; ... A MOTION by DAP Ipoh Barat member M. Kula Segaran to cut RM10 fromHuman Resources Minister Datuk Fong Chan Onn was rejected by theHouse yesterday. In tabling the motion to cut Fong's salary, Kula Segaran claimedthat Fong has been "inefficient, an under-performer and a letdown ...
Hot session as Teng hurls accusation
Dec 01, 2004; ... SHAH ALAM: It was Teng versus Tang and the floor was hot duringboth sessions of the State Assembly Meeting yesterday. Teng had accused Tang of having a business venture that ran foulof his portfolio. While Sungai Pinang State Assemblyman Teng Chang Khim continued"harassing" ...
Six councils have own audit teams
Dec 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: Six municipal councils in Selangor have set up theirown internal audit teams to monitor their expenses. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said threedistrict councils were relying on the State Government's InternalAudit Section and ...
Teng was rude, says Speaker
Dec 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: The action by State Assemblyman for Sungai Pinang TengChang Khim to raise an issue unrelated to the Selangor Budget 2005debate was deemed "pure rudeness". State ...
More marques for top awards
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Last year there were 55 cars and 11 categories. Thisyear, the judges of the NST-MasterCard Car of the Year have to dealwith 67 cars under 13 categories. "This is just one sign of the growth of the Malaysian automotiveindustry and the benefits of tax liberalisation in ...
Son claims ashes of long lost father
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The ashes of a 68-year-old man who died at his housein Setapak in April have been claimed by his son. After searching for almost seven months, the MCA public servicesand complaint department had traced Yoon Wai Woh's next-of-kin fromMalacca. Yoon's 22-year-old ...
Suspect drops ID
Dec 01, 2004; ... PETALING JAYA: An Indonesian snatch thief unknowingly dropped hisidentification document when confronted by three residents in TamanSri Serdang on Saturday. With the document, Petaling Jaya (South) police chief, AssistantCommissioner Mohd Fuad Talib said they had launched an ...
Up close with the Muppets
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Elmo and the Cookie Monster are two of the mostpopular characters on the Sesame Street TV series. Children and parents alike were thrilled when the two muppetsshowed up for a meet-and-greet session at the theatrette in BalaiBerita here yesterday. Both characters ...
`Stop giving money and they'll go away'
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: "Stop giving money to beggars. Once this happens,they will go away," Women, Family and Community Development DeputyMinister Datuk G. Palanivel urged the public. He said as long as there are people who give, the problem ofbeggars cannot be solved. Palanivel also ...
Beggars shy away from newshounds
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: You will never know if the change you gave away wentto someone deserving aid. The seemingly poor and handicapped might just be richer than someof us as revealed by Women, Family and Community Development Ministryparliamentary secretary Chew Mei Fun in Parliament two ...
Guide on job prospects
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Examinations are over and now the big question is -what next? If you are still clueless, check out the Doctorjob publicationsproduced by GTI Specialist Publishers. Doctorjob, the leading brand in education and careers, publishedthe NOW! courses series and A-Z ...
Water disruption
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Parts of Hulu Langat district in Selangor will facewater supply disruption for 12 hours starting at 10am on Friday, tofacilitate ...
Follow rules or face action
Dec 01, 2004 ... SHAH ALAM: Developers, watch out! Overstepping the Government'sregulations for hillside development will mean the end of their hillyhousing projects. Selangor State Executive Councillor for housing, managementcorporation and suburban development Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahlanhas ...
Students spoilt for choice at Education Fair
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The Facon Education Fair 2004, involving 400institutions of higher learning for students to choose from, will beheld at the Putra World Trade Centre here on Dec 4-5. The fair, also known as the 17th International Exhibition onHigher Education, Training and Language ...
RM350,000 up for grabs in breakfast cereal contest cereal contest
Dec 01, 2004 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle Malaysia Berhad in partnership with INGInsurance are organising the Nestle Honey Stars Smart BreakfastChoice Contest with prizes worth more than RM350,000 up for grabs. No slogans, creative signatures or entry forms are ...
Parents of heart patients appeal for donations
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Three young heart patients are now recovering aftersuccessful surgeries. But the worries are still far from over for their parents who areappealing for donations to cover costs of hospitalisation andsurgeries. Babies Mohamad Mahadhir Kemri (3 months), ...
Shacks, open burning an eyesore
Dec 01, 2004; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Regular users of the LDP highway would turn theother way as they drive past the disused mining pool near the Puchongend as it is never a pretty sight. What usually greet motorists are dilapidated shacks, blatant openburning and floating rubbish. It is a typical ...
Two more detained over Mazny's death
Dec 01, 2004; ... BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police yesterday detained another two suspects tofacilitate investigations into the murder of a Universiti Malaya drop-out at Machang Bubok on Nov 23. To date, police have picked up six suspects to assist in theirinvestigations into the murder of 24-year-old Mazny ...
Guard and daughter charged with murder of three of his children
Dec 01, 2004; ... KULAI: A 46-year-old security guard and his 14-year-old daughterwere jointly charged for the murder of his three children, aged threeto six, at the Kulai Magistrates Court yesterday. The father, Vellutorey Ponnutorey, appeared calm in a black andyellow t-shirt and short pants while ...
Squatter houses destroyed in raging fire
Dec 01, 2004; ... JOHOR BARU: A total of 25 people from four families lost theirhomes when their squatter houses in Kampung Pandan were destroyed ina fire Monday night. They are staying at a community hall in Pandan Hall while awaitingaid from Welfare Department. A spokesman for Larkin Fire ...
Weapons bust
Dec 01, 2004 ... JOHOR BARU: Police arrested a couple in their 20s and seized ahome-made gun, a Rambo knife, live ammunition, syabu and heroin fromtheir home in Taman Desa Tebrau, Ulu Tiram, last Sunday night. In the 10pm raid, a five-man team stormed the flat following apublic tip-off and arrested ...
VCD vendor pretends to be debt collector
Dec 01, 2004; ... BUKIT MERTAJAM: A distributor of pirated VCDs tried to wriggle hisway out when his outlet in Jalan Maju Jaya was raided by pretendingto be a debt collector yesterday. But the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs enforcement officersexposed his ploy when they found receipts for ...
(Naluri Bhd)
Dec 01, 2004; ... NALURI Bhd rose 10 sen to 60 sen with 4.99 million shares tradedyesterday. The volume was significantly higher than the stock's 30-day moving average volume of 2.14 million shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 79.58 and its raw betaagainst the Kuala Lumpur Stock ...
(Multi Vest Resources Bhd)
Dec 01, 2004; ... MULTI Vest Resources Bhd closed 26.5 sen higher at RM1.18 with20.36 million shares traded yesterday. The volume was significantlyhigher than the stock's 30-day moving average volume of 3.22 millionshares. The stock has a relative strength index of 82.37 and its raw betaagainst ...
MAHB earnings down 44.34pc
Dec 01, 2004 ... MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) net profit shrank 44.34 percent to RM9 million for the period ...
Genting profit down 5.7pc
Dec 01, 2004 ... GENTING Bhd, Asia's biggest publicly-traded casino group, saidthird- quarter profit declined 5.7 per ...
Abdull Hafiz new Perodua chief
Dec 01, 2004 ... PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) appointed Syed AbdullHafiz Syed Abu Bakar (above) as managing director, effective Dec 1,2004 suceeding ...
Bakun pushes profitable companies into the red
Dec 01, 2004; ... THE Bakun hydroelectric dam project, Malaysia's biggestinfrastructure job, pushed some of the country's most profitableconstruction companies into the red, their recently-announcedfinancial accounts show. Core partners of the Malaysia-China Hydro Joint Venture (MCH JV),such as ...
REDtone to introduce Internet telephony services
Dec 01, 2004; ... REDTONE International Bhd, Malaysia's leading provider of discounttelecommunications services, plans to introduce its own softwareversion of broadband-based Internet telephony services within thenext eight months. Mail Money was told that prior to the launch of the ...
(NV Multi Corp Bhd)
Dec 01, 2004; ... NV MULTI Corp Bhd dropped 2.5 sen to 45 sen with 2.25 millionshares traded yesterday. The volume was significantly higher than thestock's 30- day moving average volume of 246,785 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 43.87 and its raw betaagainst the Kuala Lumpur ...
Growth slows to 6.8pc
Dec 01, 2004 ... MALAYSIA'S economic growth slowed to 6.8 percent in the thirdquarter, a revised 8.2 per cent increase in the ...
Maxis Q3 profit soars 85pc
Dec 01, 2004 ... MAXIS Communications Bhd, Malaysia's biggest mobile-phone operatorby subscribers, saw profit in the third quarter surge 85 per cent ...
Share buy-back gives Magnum a push
Dec 01, 2004; ... THE share buy-back plan by Magnum Corp Bhd assisted in pushing itsprice from a low of RM1.37 to the high of RM2.53 yesterday, with abullish white marubozu pattern on the daily chart. The Fibonacci resistance level was at RM2.52 and trades domiciledaround this region. Last-minute ...
Juan Kuang making steady gains
Dec 01, 2004; ... STAYING below the attention of most investors due to the thinvolume traded, Juan Kuang (M) Industrial Bhd has consistently chalkedup gains on the back of gradually rising technical indicators. Rebound from sub-50 sen level has found newer heights as it edgesnearer to the high of 90 ...
Third bid for DRB an MBO
Dec 01, 2004; ... THE secretive third bid for DRB-HICOM Bhd is believed to be amanagement buyout (MBO) initiated by the company's existing privateshareholders. Mail Money was told the proposal was based on the notion that DRBwas not creating enough economic value added for its ...
Second coming
Dec 01, 2004; ... RARELY a band would break up at the peak of its career. That's whywhen Creed - the biggest mainstream rock band for the last decade -announced they were no more last April, its fans were taken bysurprise. What made a band that sold more than 30 million albums since itsformation ...
Newsbites
Dec 01, 2004; ... SAPU-SAPU 5 (Tiada Nombor Empat)!!! When: Dec 11, 5pm. Entry: RM10 (plus non alcoholic drink) Venue: Paul's Place, 105M, Mezzanine Floor, Jalan SS21/1A,Damansara Utama THIS gig will feature established indie names alongside lesserlknown acts. Catch Meor, ...
Headbangers' delight
Dec 01, 2004; ... MALAYSIAN metal fans unite! Here's a compilation that will reallyline the pockets of your chiropractors, once you get whiplash fromall the head banging you're about to do. Hard `N' Heavy, the heavy metal/ black metal/ death metal/ numetal compilation from Sony music, is not for the ...
Man in the Iron Mask
Dec 01, 2004; ... IRON MAN: ISSUE 1 (MARVEL) WRITER Warren Ellis teams up with artist Adi Granov to deliver`Iron Man: Extremis'. The first issue basically sets up the story arc, and it has plentyof reasons why I am such a big fan of Ellis. Among them is that -first and foremost - he's a damn ...
Babies are For-Eva
Dec 01, 2004 ... STUNNING Czech supermodel Eva Herzigova (left) - who shot to worldfame as the Wonderbra girl - has admitted that she's desperate tohave a baby and regards motherhood as a woman's `function'. The 31-year-old Herzigova has been dating fashion magnate GregorioMarsiaj for three years ...
Passion sells for Mel
Dec 01, 2004 ... HOLLYWOOD'S most powerful celebrity Mel Gibson (left) has earned astaggering US$414 million from his controversial pet project `ThePassion Of The Christ'. Gibson's earnings are likely to increase with DVD and pay-per-view television sales of the film, which was only released ...
Taking Jemima for granted
Dec 01, 2004 ... BAD news for gorgeous socialite and former Mrs Imran Khan, JemimaKhan (right) - it looks like her current beau Hugh Grant (right) isnever going to make a decent woman ...
More flesh on red carpet
Dec 01, 2004 ... CELEBRITIES are now flaunting more flesh than ever as they stepout at premieres - 59 per cent of their naked bods, in fact! British researchers claim stars show, on average, more than halftheir naked body when treading the red carpet. They have scanned through the years to see ...
Don't lose the fire
Dec 01, 2004; ... I just finished watching a wonderfully uplifting movie the otherday, that made me want to break free from the confines of my dulllife, and breathe in all that life has to offer me ... somewhere else. The movie was Under A Tuscan Sun, starring Diane Lane. Withoutwanting to give too ...
Nicol rises to No 5 in world rankings
Dec 01, 2004; ... NICOL DAVID'S run to the final of the Shanghai World Stars inChina last week has seen her rise to No 5 in the world rankings, herhighest ever position. Nicol's victories over word No 1 Rachael Grinham and NatalieGrainger on the way to the final saw the Penangite jump five ...
Sports and youth development should go hand in hand
Dec 01, 2004 ... THE call for Youth and Sports Ministry to come under separateportfolios might throw a spanner into the Government's plans todevelop the community through sports. FAM general secretary Datuk Dell Akbar Khan said the twocomponents are closely linked, what more with the ...
Kong Thye, Siti Marina bravest of `em all
Dec 01, 2004 ... SWIMMERS Kwong Kong Thye and Siti Marina Frohlich received thebiggest purse at the `Penang Sports For All' awards and incentivepayment ceremony. Kong Thye, 33, collected RM1,540 for winning eight gold, twosilver and a bronze medal at the 12th Paralympiad Games in KualaLumpur in ...