The Malay Mail back issues from March 2006:
Clerk outwits 'cop'
Mar 01, 2006; ... PUCHONG: A bogus cop tried to extort money from a clerk when hediscovered that the latter was not carrying his identity card (IC) inBandar Puchong on Sunday night. However, he made a slip by telling his intended victim that he wasattached to the Puchong police station. The ...
Donation cheer for orphanage
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Pusat Nur Hikmah, home to 45 orphans, yesterdayreceived S$800 (RM1,831) from Singapore International ManagementAcademy (SGP) and Gleneagles Medical Centre. Gleneagles chief executive officer Stuart J.V. Pack and SGPprogramme officer Pang Ching Shih presented a mock ...
S'pore cops to escort'One-Eyed Dragon' home
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: One of the Singaporeans arrested on Saturday in apre-dawn raid is expected be handed over to the Singapore policetoday. Tan Chor Jin will be escorted across the Causeway to facilitateinvestigations into the murder of Lim Hock Soon, the owner of the LasVegas Night ...
Doc wants council to relocate pasar malam
Mar 01, 2006; ... Dr S. GURNAM of Bandar Baru Ampang wonders whether the Ampang JayaMunicipal Council (MPAJ) will keep its promise to relocate the pasarmalam along Jalan Wawasan 2/1 where his clinic is situated. Dr GURNAM says the pasar malam used to be on Thursdays and Sundayswhen it first started ...
Malaysians show their 'can do' spirit
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians say they will have to adjust theirspending to accommodate the 30-sen increase in fuel prices. Most respondents to a street poll said they would cut down ondriving and use public transport such as the light rail transit (LRT)more often, and spend less on ...
Busmen: We have to cut routes or go bust
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: The Pan Malaysia Bus Operators' Association (PMBOA)said more bus operators will go bust or reduce their routes unlessthe Government implements the diesel fleet card subsidy system soon. "The Government promised last year not to increase fuel pricesuntil the system is ...
MTUC wants wage increase to offset rising costs
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) iscalling for an increase in wages following the 30-sen increase inpetrol and diesel because consumer items will inevitably go up. Its president, Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud, said the 30-sen per litrehike, the highest ever ...
Shutdown would mean a 7-day cut
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of households in the Klang Valley wouldhave to go without water supply for a week if the Sungai SelangorWater Supply Scheme treatment plants had been shut down to treat thecontamination problem. This was why operations were not halted while the ...
Retention pond dries up overnight
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Residents of Damansara Indah were shocked when theyfound the scenic Kota Damansara lake overlooking their homes haddried up on Sunday morning. Damansara Indah Residents Association (DIRA) chairman Mohd BalwantAbdullah said the lake, designated as a flood retention ...
Sg Damansara to be upgraded soon
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Short-term flood mitigation measures in some placeshave not had much impact. This was the frank opinion of Selangor Housing, ManagementCorporation and Suburban Development Committee chairman Datuk MokhtarAhmad Dahalan. He said yesterday that long-term solutions ...
Teenage girl confides dark secret to mum
Mar 01, 2006 ... SUBANG JAYA: For more than three months, a 15-year-old girl keptmum after being molested by a friend in an apartment. However, thesecret became too much to bear and she confided in her mother. The Form Three student from Subang Jaya, accompanied by herparents, lodged a report at ...
Seeing red over rude treatment by Syabas staff
Mar 01, 2006; ... MARIAM of Taman Tun Dr Ismail complains that she was treatedrudely by Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) staff whenshe called the company last week to enquire about her water meter. "My water bills increased so much since August last year that Ihad the piping fixed by a ...
Is this vacation voucher for real or what?
Mar 01, 2006; ... LIM TENG CHUAN of Kuala Lumpur was elated when he received avoucher for a free vacation recently. But he is now exasperated as hecan't use it. LIM was given the voucher when he attended a tourism presentationon Borneo island by Club Asia International (CAI) in Bukit ...
Have you seen him?
Mar 01, 2006; ... LIM AH HONG, 61, of Ampang, is looking for her son, Phoo TiongChoy, who went missing in May last year. She said her 38-year-old son, who worked as a plumber, left ...
Family pleads for teen's return
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: A family is looking for a 16-year-old girl whofailed to return home from school on Feb 14. The family had sent Chiam Huey Ching, from Alor Star, to live withher aunt in Damansara Utama to break up her relationship with ajobless man. Her uncle, Loh Chung Wei, ...
Gold-digger makes naked threat
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Fed-up with her boyfriend's habit of borrowing moneyfrom her, Jap, 25, decided to end their relationship in January. That's when she was blackmailed. The clerk's 26-year-old ex-boyfriend, known only as Cheong, threatened to post nude pictures ofJap on the Internet ....
Help find Parvinder
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: A man is searching for his mentally unstable niecewho left home on Feb 23. Satwant Singh said his 26-year-old niece, Parvinder Kaur (pix),was last seen boarding a taxi. He said Parvinder stayed with her relatives in Taman Cheras Jayaas her ailing mother was ...
Man charged with abusing daughter
Mar 01, 2006 ... PETALING JAYA: A construction worker was charged in themagistrate's court yesterday, with three counts of causing hurt,threatening and molesting his 23-year-old daughter last week. The 47-year-old accused pleaded guilty to the three charges. He admitted using his hands to ...
Fourth accused: I was asked to arrange getaway
Mar 01, 2006; ... SHAH ALAM: The fourth accused in the Hans Herzog murder trial fleda petrol station near the victim's house, the moment he heard thathis accomplice, Ivan, was in trouble. The 20-year-old boy, who was 17 when he and Low Kian Boon, now 21,were charged with Herzog's murder, said he was ...
Storekeeper's death: Trio gets six years each
Mar 01, 2006 ... SHAH ALAM: Using a piece of wood and two helmets, three youthsbeat a video storekeeper senseless in order to steal RM400 from thecounter. The victim, L. Sabapthy, 46, died in the attack in Banting, threeyears ago. The juveniles (whose identities are being withheld) were 16 ...
Two charged with raping 16-year-old girl
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Two men were charged in the Sessions Court yesterdaywith rape and outraging the modesty of a 16-year-old girl, two weeksago. While car washer, Abdul Matin Abdullah Majid, 20, claimed trial toraping the girl, chef Norazwan Nasib, 21, also pleaded not guilty toraping ...
Fort Minor fans will remember their name
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Fort Minor. Remember the name. That was Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda's aim for his soloproject's maiden concert at Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club Indoor Arenalast night. Performing before a 4,000-strong crowd, US hip-hop group FortMinor effortlessly sealed their ...
Explore your career options at education fair
Mar 01, 2006 ... PETALING JAYA: Job seekers will be able to explore prospectivecareers at the Career & Education Fair 2006 starting June 23. Themed Exploring New Opportunities, graduates and job seekers areinvited to bring their resumes to Mid Valley Exhibition Centre fromJune 23-25, City Square in ...
Learn from Johor's example, says Kayveas
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's DepartmentDatuk M. Kayveas applauded the Johor Government for sending itssenior officials and local council presidents to Australia on a studytrip on landscaping. He said it is a move in the right direction as the officials ...
Exciting month for German soccer fans
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Soccer fans and those interested to know aboutGermany, can look forward to this month. In conjunction with World Cup 2006 in Germany, the German Embassywill be showing soccer-themed films, photo exhibitions of footballand hosting football competitions. These are ...
Catapult bungee, anyone?
Mar 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: "Oh, don't worry. It'll be over before you know it.Just relax and enjoy the ride." Those words from the technical crew of the G-Force X catapultbungee were to calm me during my assignment at KL Tower yesterday. However, remaining calm was easier said than done, ...
Field of dreams for Kajang folk
Mar 01, 2006 ... KAJANG: It was the first field to be developed in Kajang since thelocal council handed over two major playing fields for privatedevelopment more than 15 years ago. The field in Jalan Low Ti used to be the site for a cluster ofGovernment quarters. The Kajang Municipal Council ...
Gems on diety go missing
Mar 01, 2006 ... SERDANG: A 42-year-old divorcee was arrested after RM100,000 worthof jewellery draped around a deity in the office of a constructioncompany in Serdang Perdana went missing on Monday. The suspect, a secretary with the company, was picked up at herhome in Semenyih after her employer ...
Jaclyn at Planet Hollywood
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: If you want to meet Malaysian Idol Jaclyn Victor,come to Planet Hollywood Kuala Lumpur at 10.30pm on Sunday and March19. She will sing songs from ...
Car used in hold-up torched
Mar 01, 2006 ... BUKIT MERTAJAM: A grey Proton Wira, sought by police in connectionwith the RM12,000 armed hold-up at the Gerakan Club on Monday, wasfound torched at an oil palm estate in Kubang Semang yesterdayafternoon. A passer-by alerted police when he stumbled upon the car inMengkuang Titi ...
Healthcare show a platform for buyers
Mar 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Healthcare professionals can expect to see a widerange of products and devices at the 11th Southeast Asian HealthcareTrade Show from April 26-28 at KL Convention Centre. The exhibition will feature over 100 exhibitors from thehealthcare, pharmaceutical and medical ...
MAWI AND SITI'S NIGHT
Mar 01, 2006 ... THE winners of ABP-BH 2005 were hardly surprising and every singlename was a favourite going into competition. Aznil Nawawi, Halim Othman, Linda Onn, Rabbani, Saiful Apek,Sheila Rusly, Rosyam Nor and Siti Nurhaliza retained their respectivetitles without much competition as ...
ABP2005 highs and lows
Mar 01, 2006; ... THE Anugerah Bintang Popular - Berita Harian 2005 (ABP-BH) was aneat little package. This year, in its 19th instalment, ABP-BH appears to have placedthe fans first and foremost in its planning. Its presenters, performers, and overall slick production certainlyappealed to its ...
A dream come true
Mar 01, 2006; ... ANY actor would love to go to the Academy Awards and Terence Yinis no exception. The 30-year-old actor from Hong Kong, currently the host of STARMovies' Opening Night, will present the pre-show programme, Road tothe Red Carpet together with Channel V's VJ Maya Karin. It's a ...
Tsai Chin's superb concert
Mar 01, 2006; ... NO other Asian singer has gained so much from putting new lifeinto old songs. Taiwanese Tsai Ching has in the past 20 years re-recorded old hits or shi dai qu with her own touch which has wowedfans all over the world. Tsai has released some 43 albums featuring mainly oldies in ...
Couple beats the odds
Mar 01, 2006; ... OUR first encounter with Couple goes back to 2001. At that time,frontman Mohd Aidil Rusli, the maestro pop-ologist behind the band'sinfectious brand of power-pop, just got back from the UK aftercompleting his degree in Law. He came to us with Couple's second EP, Turning Melancholy ...
PLAYLIST
Mar 01, 2006; ... VARIOUS ARTISTES Radio Malaya (Bodysurf Music) LIFE Records recently released a compilation featuring Malay bandsdoing covers of foreign rock songs, calling it Made In Malaysia. If that's Made in Malaysia, then the 15 bands featured on theRadio Malaya ...
Hell of a prison story
Mar 01, 2006; ... DAREDEVIL ISSUE 82 MARVEL SO it begins, the new creative team of writer Ed Brubaker andartist Michael Lark begin their run on the book as the acclaimed teamof writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev depart to workon Spider-Woman. In brief, the new ...
GET TWO FREE PASSES TO 'MERE JEEVAN SAATHI'
Mar 01, 2006 ... HINDI film fans, listen up! Catch Akhshay, Amisha and Karisma inaction in Mere Jeevan Saathi with this redemption. Sendi Mutiara Networks Sdn. Bhd. is giving away 50 double passesto Malay Mail readers to catch the movie. To claim the passes, just be among the first to cut out ...
For love or fame and money?
Mar 01, 2006; ... DIRECTOR Suneel Darshan, who helmed Ek Rishtaa, Talaash, Barsaatand Dosti - Friends Forever, has teamed up with his favourite actor,Akhshay Kumar, for Mere Jeevan Saathi (right) this year. Dashing Hindi star Akhshay stars as Vicky, a budding pop singerwhose source of inspiration is ...
IJM eyeing quarter stake in PMW
Mar 01, 2006; ... IJM Corp Bhd, the country's fourth largest publicly-tradedconstruction company, is believed to have expressed interest intaking a 25.5 per cent stake in Peninsular Metro-Works (PMW) Sdn Bhd,sources said yesterday. The privately-held PMW has a 1997 letter of intent (LOI) from ...
(MARKET PULSE)
Mar 01, 2006; ... CHIN Foh Bhd surged 15 sen to close at 60.5 sen, with 583,500shares traded. Volume was higher than the stock's 30-day movingaverage volume of 33,670 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 77.38 and its raw betaagainst the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index is 0.63. Chin ...
FMM: Fuel price hike will hurt manufacturers
Mar 01, 2006 ... THE recent hike in fuel price may have a significant negativeimpact on the manufacturing industry if there is a potential increasein electricity charges, says Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers(FMM) president Datuk Yong Poh Kon. Yong said electricity charges comprised an ...
Toyo Seikan eyeing majority stake in MPIB
Mar 01, 2006 ... TOYO Seikan Kaisha Ltd, said it plans to acquire a 52.01 per centstake in Malaysia Packaging Industry Bhd (MPIB) for YEN300 million(RM9.48 million), in a bid to establish a business footprint in South-East Asia. Japan's largest ...
(TREND SPOTTING)
Mar 01, 2006; ... THE price of this counter has been replicating its gyrating trendfor the past three months. Moving in tandem with this repeatedtrading pattern, its price has been pushed to the high of 72 senbefore profiteering drives it down back to the 45 - 50 sen supportlevel. At the current ...
Khazanah to sell RM10b Islamic debt
Mar 01, 2006 ... KHAZANAH Nasional Bhd plans to sell RM10 billion of Islamic debtin the nation's largest corporate offering of securities that complywill ...
Call for more marathons
Mar 01, 2006 ... OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA (OCM) president Tunku Imran TuankuJa'afar hopes more runs and marathons are organised in the country tocreate a sporting culture. After officiating this year's Power Run at the Wisma OCM in KualaLumpur yesterday, Tunku Imran said there has to be a ...
Beng Hee clincher
Mar 01, 2006; ... NATIONAL No 2 Ong Beng Hee clinched the winning point overPakistan's Shahid Zaman to help Malaysia bag the men's title in theAsian Squash Championships in Taipei yesterday. Beng Hee, who won the individual title last Thursday, beat Shahid9-2, 9-3, 9-3. With the 2-1 victory ...
Sponsorship to US golf academy
Mar 01, 2006 ... JUNIOR golfers will be able to win a once-in-a-lifetime chance ofa sponsorship to the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Florida whenthey take part in this year's Asean Junior Open to be held at theMonterez Golf and Country Club on Mar 16. Organised by the Squirrel Hill International ...
Hee-young aims for jackpot
Mar 01, 2006 ... SOUTH Korea's Park Hee-young, fresh from her victory in theThailand Ladies Open is aiming for a back-to-back win when shecompetes in the US$100,000 (RM371,482) Malaysian Ladies Open at theEastwood Golf Club in Miri beginning tomorrow. The current leader on the money list in the ...
New mantle for Alex
Mar 01, 2006; ... ALEX LIM KENG LIAT will have to take the leader's role for theMalaysian swimming squad bound for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Besides being the country's medal prospect, he took the silvermedal in the men's 50m backstroke event and the bronze medal in the100m backstroke event ...
Biggest threat from host
Mar 01, 2006 ... AS Malaysia look to their diving squad to deliver a medal fromthis year's Commonwealth Games, they also face an awkward situation. With the departure of Yang Zhuliang to Australia, the Chinesecoach responsible for producing world junior champion Bryan NicksonLomas, the squad ...
Khalid gives his boys free movement
Mar 01, 2006; ... TERENGGANU's President Cup coach Khalid Dahan is allowing his teamto play at their own pace for better understanding among themselves. "We won four of our last five games and I am confident the playersknow what to do," said Khalid who steered the team to the Youth Cuplast ...
Zambery coming of age
Mar 01, 2006 ... ZAMBERY ZAINAL is all geared up to ply his trade in the PresidentCup side this year after playing in the Youth Cup squad (Under-19)since last year . The Sarawakian, who will be 19 this month, will be in Kuala Lumpurfor Friday's Youth Cup tie against Kuala Lumpur at the Kuala ...
Fed up with runaround over refund
Mar 02, 2006; ... ADLINA of Taman Melewar is seeing red after being given therunaround over a refund she was to have received more than a monthago. "I have a Standing Instruction Order from Maybank to deductRM103.70 from my savings account for a monthly payment to Citibankfor two years until ...
Long wait for Govt compensation
Mar 02, 2006; ... NADA of Bau, Sarawak, says his father-in-law, who served as a HomeGuard during the Emergency in the late '60s, is still waiting for hisRM1,000 compensation from the Government. He says that while all ex-Special Constabulary officers inPeninsular Malaysia have received their money, ...
Grieving hubby blames it on post-natal blues
Mar 02, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: A young mother, said to be suffering from aprolonged bout of post-natal depression, is believed to have takenher own life and that of her three-year-old daughter by jumping offthe third floor of her flat in Selayang yesterday. Soo Hui Mei, 24, is also believed to have ...
Immigration Dept to verify status of group
Mar 02, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department will try to help the 61Indian nationals who were picked up by Rela on Tuesday night byverifying whether they had been legally employed by a Johor-basedcompany. Immigration enforcement chief Datuk Ishak Mohamed said thedepartment will check ...
'They whacked us without warning'
Mar 02, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old Indian national has alleged he wasassaulted by Rela members during an operation to round up a group ofmen camped outside the Indian High Commission in Jalan Duta, here. Chandiran Adaikalam, of Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, fractured both armsduring the ...
Frayed tempers as MTUC reps visit High Commission
Mar 02, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Voices were raised at the Indian High Commission inJalan Duta yesterday when Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)officials found themselves barred from entering the premises. Led by MTUC secretary-general G. Rajasekaran, the officials werethere to enquire about the ...
Govt urged to help the disabled cope
Mar 02, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: A social activist is urging the Government to comeup with measures to help the disabled to cope with the fuel pricehike. Anthony Thanasayan of Jalan Gasing said the Government ...
Prices up, traders blame suppliers
Mar 02, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The prices of fish and vegetables have gone up andtraders are blaming suppliers. They said the increase could not be avoided as suppliers werecharging them more for the products. "Do we have a choice? The fish and vegetables were obtained fromsuppliers who in ...
Busmen to push for fare rise again
Mar 02, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: In the wake of the fuel price hikes, the PanMalaysia Bus Operators' Association (PMBOA) has reiterated its callto the Government to allow its members to raise bus fares. Responding to a statement by Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives Minister Datuk Mohamed ...
Darby doesn't fear history
Mar 01, 2006; ... THE Cheras Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for Perak.They always found it difficult and even lost at this venue wheneverthey played against Kuala Lumpur. History may repeat itself in the FA Cup first round return legtonight where Perak will find it tough to overcome ...
Bakri bucks the trend
Mar 01, 2006; ... IN HIS PRIME, Bakri Ibni was generally seen as a natural leader ofmen and a model professional. Perlis fans saw him as the skipper,schemer and coach all rolled into one. Others saw him as a hot-tempered player who was brutally frank. Yet there were occasions whenfootball officials feared ...