The Malay Mail back issues from April 2006:
Happy ending to Madhu's plight
Apr 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: The sorry tale of Madhu, the Dalmatian-Terrier mix,will have a happy ending, thanks to a benefactor who wishes to remainanonymous. The dog will be reunited with widow M. Paruwathi, 60, who has beenoffered a rent-free home in Batu Caves. The mystery benefactor's ...
Man robbed of RM30,000 after bank trip
Apr 01, 2006 ... SUBANG JAYA: Two men pulled a marketing executive out of his carin Bandar Bukit Puchong and robbed him of RM30,000 at knife-point onThursday. The robbers had tailed the 31-year-old man for about twokilometres after he had withdrawn the money from a bank. The moneywas in an ...
Suspect surrenders after a year on the run
Apr 01, 2006; ... CHERAS: A year-old murder case may soon be solved as the mainsuspect surrendered himself to police on Wednesday. Cheras CID chief Deputy Superintendent Tan Ah Chua said the 26-year-old man gave himself up about 9.45pm to Cheras police. Investigations revealed that the suspect ...
`Black book' may hold clues to killing
Apr 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: What is in that black book which murder victimHamzah Osman was so engrossed in on the day he was murdered? This is what police are hoping to discover after they seized ablack book, believed to be Hamzah's diary, from the victim's TabungHaji Properties office at Menara ...
Widow: He was so happy the day before
Apr 01, 2006; ... PENANG: "I never expected him to leave us like this," saysStephanie Goh Ai Suan, the widow of 41-year-old Joseph Chan Sum Foowho died when he was hit by a helicopter's rotor blade at Batu Kawanin Nibong Tebal on Thursday. Goh, 39, said her late husband was jovial and happy with her ...
Defence: Burden of proof rests with prosecution
Apr 01, 2006; ... SHAH ALAM: 'Presumption of innocence' was the mainstay of thefourth accused's defence in the Hans Herzog murder trial yesterday. This means the burden of proof rests with the prosecution, whichhas to convince the court that the accused is guilty beyondreasonable ...
Council under fire for not clearing storm debris
Apr 01, 2006; ... SUBANG JAYA: A housewife in Jalan SS14/8 is seeing red over theslow response from Subang Jaya Municipal Council to her numerouscomplaints on uprooted trees and damaged drain in front of her house,caused by the freak storm some two weeks ago. T. Sharmila, 33, said she lodged her ...
'Stop all building projects'
Apr 01, 2006; ... SHAH ALAM: TTDI Jaya residents want more than just retention pondsand cosmetic clean-up as flood mitigation measures. They want a freeze on development works, says ConsumersAssociation of Subang and Shah Alam (Cassa) president Jacob George. On March 22, he sent a memorandum to ...
Stop and smell the roses
Apr 01, 2006 ... YOUR job has taken up much of your time lately. You've evenstarted bringing work home and you keep working until the wee hoursof the morning. You spend Saturdays and Sundays with your head bentover work. And you're supposed to spend these days with your familyor friends, or for your own ...
Stock investing
Apr 01, 2006 ... THE stock market is one of the most popular and better ways toinvest your hard-earned money in and watch it grow. If you pick theright stocks, that is. What are the right stocks? They are the onesthat increase in value as time goes on. Look for stock market companies that are ...
`Have you seen my boy Ah Keong?'
Apr 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Housewife Loh Sam Kew worries endlessly whenever her47-year-old son disappears from home. However, Law Chee Keong who suffers from Down's Syndrome, wouldsomehow turn up about a week later. However, on Aug 3 last year, Chee Keong, fondly known as Ah Keongto his ...
Despairing mom gives up on son
Apr 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: "Loan money to my son at your own risk. He cannotsettle his debts and I will not do so anymore. I'd rather killmyself." So said a 51-year-old housewife, identified only as Chan, who isat her wits' end to solve Ah Long-related problems caused by hereldest child, ...
Emphasis on human capital development
Apr 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Human capital development is one of the main thrustsin the 9th Malaysia Plan (9MP) announced yesterday by Prime MinisterDatuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The focus is on a holistic approach and the inculcation of strongmoral and ethical values. The education, training ...
Hoteliers want more details
Apr 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO)wants the Government to provide details of the funds allocated forthe development of the tourism industry, under the 9th Malaysia Plan(9MP). "We need the details of the allocations to see how we canbenefit," MAHO ...
Transport plan clashes with automotive policy
Apr 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Plans to improve public transport contradict theNational Automotive Policy (NAP), says the Environment ProtectionSociety Malaysia (EPSM). The NAP was unveiled two weeks ago, with news of reduced taxes onmost imported vehicles to help Malaysia become a regional ...
RM442m cheer for arts
Apr 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Film producers and head of departments at AkademiSeni Kebangsaan and National Art Gallery gave the thumbs-up to theallocation for the development of culture, arts and heritage underthe 9MP. Under the plan, RM442.4 million will be provided for culture, artsand ...
'My baby my muse'
Apr 01, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Kong actor Simon Yam, an avid traveller andshutterbug, confessed he is contented just to be home with his baby. Yam said ever since his model wife, Qi Qi, gave birth to Ella inDecember 2004, he has been trying not to be away too often. "Nowadays, the longest ...
Boys require funds for heart surgery
Apr 01, 2006; ... PENANG: Three-year-old Andy Ooi Jiale has a congenital hole-in-the-heart condition. He needs RM25,000 for surgery at the GleneaglesMedical Centre here. His father, Ooi Chai Boon, 31, a foundry worker, earns RM1,500 amonth while his mother, Lim Yen Ling, 30, is a housewife. The ...
Upset over water meter reading error
Apr 03, 2006; ... AHMAD SHAKRI of Section 11 Shah Alam has to pay extra for hismonthly water bill all because the Syabas water meter reader read hismeter wrongly. He is upset that his water bill for last September came to RM142. The following month, the same amount was charged to him. "I ...
Newspaper for the deaf
Apr 03, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: The deaf community now has its own newspaper. The first issue of MyDeaf News, a quarterly newspaper, waslaunched by Social Welfare Department director-general Datuk ShamsiahAbdul Rahman at the La Bodega restaurant, Bangsar Shopping Centreyesterday. The ...
Victim's right arm to be amputated
Apr 03, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: It's getting worse for security guard A.Balakrishnan, who was beaten senseless by a group of 18 men lastSunday. The 30-year old father of seven will have his right arm amputatedas doctors at Kuala Lumpur Hospital said it is infected by virus. Both of ...
Scrap metal collector needs artificial leg
Apr 01, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Darshan Singh Dachar Sing, who lost his right leg ina road accident, is appealing for donations for an artificial limb. The complete set of above-knee prosthesis from Teh Lin Prosthetic& Orthopaedic Co. Sdn Bhd costs RM7,800. The set consists of a Hy-Stan bar knee, a ...
"I'll do it later"
Apr 01, 2006 ... ARE you having problems with your child not wanting to do chores?Is he perhaps just putting them off, expecting that he won't have todo them or that you might do them for him? If he does them, is hedoing them in a sloppy manner? This is something you can change witha few new ...
French Kissed
Apr 01, 2006; ... TALK to her and you'll not be able to tell that she has only beengracing our local entertainment circuit for less than three months.Always with a smile on her face, 30-year-old actress/TV host YasminHaron answers our questions like a seasoned pro, talks passionatelyabout her blossoming ...
CCB celebrates F1 with lucky winners
Apr 01, 2006 ... TWO lucky winners bagged a two-day one-night stay for eightpersons at Villatab Cherating during the Cycle & Carriage Bintang'sF1 Carnival at two of its state-of-the-art Autohaus showroomsrecently. Held in conjunction with the recent Formula One Petronas MalaysianGrand Prix 2006, ...
Completely Civic
Apr 01, 2006; ... THERE I was at Cyberview Lodge in Cyberjaya with some 20 othersone early morning last week for the media test drive of the all-new,eighth generation Honda Civic. It was something to look foward to as the Civic model line hasbecome one of the most popular Japanese automotive ...
Vintage BMW showcase a rare treat
Apr 01, 2006 ... BMW motorsports director Dr Mario Theissen was naturally a verybusy man days before the recent 2006 Formula One Petronas MalaysianGrand Prix at Sepang. Yet he found time to be with the motoring media during a dinnerheld at Nerovivo in Jalan Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur, that Wednesday ...
NAP results in cheaper cars for the masses
Apr 01, 2006 ... FURTHER liberalisation of Malaysia's automotive industry with theintroduction of the National Automotive Policy (NAP) has enabledProton to price its vehicles cheaper, making them even moreaffordable to the masses. The new prices reflect on the revised and lower tax structureunder ...
Historical drive
Apr 01, 2006 ... A1 Grand Prix helps create many other opportunities and that isprecisely the case with the recent announcement of A1 Team Malaysia'sAlex Yoong being selected to drive in this year's Le Mans Series. Yoong will partner Dutchman Jan Lammers, seasoned Le Manscontender and winner in ...
Future Ford at KLIMS '06
Apr 01, 2006; ... LESS than a month before the Kuala Lumpur International Motorshow(KLIMS) 2006 opens, more details on the concept vehicles that will beon display have been unveiled. The latest is by Ford Malaysia, which will showcase two excitingprototypes - the Equator Concept sports utility ...
Panasonic system on exhibit at KLIMS
Apr 01, 2006 ... MUSIC and entertainment play a pivotal role in everyone's life andto fulfil the ultimate driving experience, Panasonic has a number ofnew gizmos up its sleeves. At the upcoming Kuala Lumpur International Motorshow (KLIMS 2006),it will exhibit its latest Expansion Module - a car ...
Masterful make
Apr 01, 2006; ... THE all-new Mazda5, launched in Malaysia last Tuesday, is astylish mid-size multi-purpose vehicle that comes with thepracticality and versatility to suit discerning families withsophisticated lifestyles. "The Mazda5 redefines the all-familiar Zoom-Zoom innovation,including the ...
Opel Register organises meet at Amcorp
Apr 01, 2006 ... OPEL Owners' Register of Malaysia is organising a meet andmembership drive at the outdoor carpark next to Amcorp Mall inPetaling Jaya on Apr 9. The register, which is a club for owners of Opel cars, wasinitiated last year and had its inaugural meet on Dec 18. At the moment, ...
Oriental Torque
Apr 01, 2006; ... LOCAL assembly of the Geely CK1 passenger car will now begin inJuly, according to the local franchise holder of China's Geelyvehicles, Information Gateway Corporation Sdn Bhd (IGC). The CK1 will be assembled at Oriental Assemblers Sdn Bhd inTampoi, Johor, but IGC plans to have a ...
Oriental-Hyundai signs E-Daftar with RTD
Apr 01, 2006 ... ORIENTAL-Hyundai Sdn Bhd, the local distributor for Hyundai CKDAccent, Elantra and Sonata, signed recently an agreement with theRoad Transport Department for the implementation of the online E-Daftar registration system. At the ceremony at RTD headquarters in Putrajaya, signing ...
Up where we belong
Apr 01, 2006; ... THE year 2006 has taken me on another motor sports experience - V-Twins, throttle flicking adventures and a new whole biking arenacalled superbiking. There I was with the group of 14 Aprilia owners and owners ofmodels from Honda, Kawasaki and Ducati last Saturday on ...
Three generations of Audi to race
Apr 01, 2006 ... WHEN the new DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) race season kicksoff at Hockenheim on Apr 9, three different generations of the AudiA4 DTM will be starting from the grid. Vanina Ickx and her teammate Olivier Tielemans will be driving twoA4 DTM cars from the 2004 season, internally ...
(MARKET PULSE)
Apr 01, 2006; ... GRAND-FLO Solution Bhd closed 0.5 sen higher at 94 sen, with 1.55million shares traded yesterday. Volume was higher than the stock's30-day moving average volume of 886,200 shares. The stock has a relative strength index of 29.07 and its raw betaagainst the Kuala Lumpur Composite ...
Hubline hits record profit of RM45.6m
Apr 01, 2006 ... HUBLINE Bhd recorded a net profit of RM45.6 million for financialyear 2005, an increase of 70 per cent from the previous year. The Kuching-based regional shipping line also hit a recordturnover of RM414 million, up eight per cent from the previous year. Its group managing ...
UEM buys majority stake in Gapima
Apr 01, 2006 ... UEM World Bhd bought of 62.2 per cent equity interest in GapimaSdn Bhd, a freight forwarding company, it said. This is pursuant tothe ...
Bousted unit in JV with CTI Biofuels
Apr 01, 2006 ... BOUSTEAD Holdings Bhd said unit Boustead Plantations Bhd hasteamed up with CTI Biofuels Malaysia LLC, on a 55:45 basis, to buildand operate a processing plant producing oil palm-based biodieselfuel. The joint ...
On My Marque should score
Apr 01, 2006 ... EXPENSIVE import On My Marque is in line for his second straightsuccess in the Open Benchmark 67 event over 1,800m in Race 9 atKranji today. The four-year-old Australian gelding by Marquetry, arrived unracedin November 2004, cost NZ$190,000 as a yearling. He made his debut inMay ...
Standard five pupil grabs three golds
Apr 01, 2006 ... EMY FARRAH ELENA MOHD JOHARI of Kuala Lumpur stole the limelightwhen she clinched three gold medals, one silver and one bronze on theopening day of the inter-city rhythmic gymnastics championship atGymnasium 1 Bukit Jalil yesterday. The event is part of the three-day Kuala Lumpur ...
Siti aims for repeat win
Apr 01, 2006; ... DEFENDING Ladies Open champion Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman isjust a step away from accomplishing her aim in the 29th MalaysianInternational bowling championship at Pyramid Megalanes in BandarSunway. The 15-year-old National Gemilang 2010 bowler from Selangor wantsto become ...
Singaporeans bag Masters titles
Apr 01, 2006 ... SINGAPORE dominated the MILO International Youth event when DerekChan and Jazreel Tan bagged the Boys' and Girls' Open Masters titlerespectively in the 29th Malaysian International Open at PyramidMegalanes in Bandar Sunway yesterday. While the 20-year-old Derek denied Selangor's ...
Wee Wern wins title fourth time
Apr 01, 2006; ... PENANG'S squash sensation Low Wee Wern and sepak takraw's MohamadFazil Mohd Asri captured the Penang Schools 2005 sportsgirl andsportsboy titles respectively. Wee Wern collected the sportsgirl title for the third consecutiveyear and the fourth since 2001, only missing it in 2002 by ...
Malaysia confident of progressing
Apr 01, 2006; ... AS hosts of one of the three qualifiers, Malaysia will be favouredto book one of two places for the Asian Futsal Championship. The Kuantan event, from April 14-22, will see the top two teamsjoining four sides from the other two qualifiers in qualifying forthe competition proper in ...
Weakened MPPJ
Apr 01, 2006; ... MPPJ, playing with 10 men by the 17th minute, snatched a 2-0 winover Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) Juniors in a National HockeyLeague Division One match at National Stadium yesterday. Both goals that sank BJSS Juniors were scored in a two-minuteblitz in the 66th and 67th minutes ...
Teams urged to join
Apr 01, 2006 ... WITH overwhelming response to the inaugural 1st leg of the MiloHidup Bola Futsal Carnival at the Sports Planet Ampang in KualaLumpur today (9am to 5.30pm), teams are advised to submit theirentries early to avoid disappointment. Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong said there ...
Put your physique into good use, Azlan
Apr 01, 2006; ... IT'S time for national Under-23 defender Ahmad Azlan Zainal toproduce what he is capable of as leaders Perak face Selangor atNational Stadium in Bukit Jalil Stadium tonight. Perak are forced to field a depleted side because of suspension tofive players including defender Khairi ...
Malaysian ref missing from Fifa list
Apr 01, 2006; ... AFTER a year of being kept in suspense, Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh wasgiven the news he dreaded most that his name was missing from thelist of referees selected to officiate at this year's Fifa World Cupin Germany. The 39-year-old teacher in Penang, widely acknowledged as the bestman ...
Match-ups
Apr 01, 2006; ... TONIGHT PENANG v MPPJ (City Stadium, 8.45pm) PENANG are flying high while MPPJ have been struggling. The hosts should start as favourites to send the big-spendingvisitors packing. MPPJ lost their last four matches - 1-0 to Perlis,2-1 to Perak, 2-0 to Pahang and 3-1 to ...
Doubles galore
Apr 01, 2006 ... IT was a night where the action was happening in pairs in theAsian Badminton Championships (ABC), at Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Baruyesterday . The Malaysian contingent saw triumph of their two men's doublespair over their highly fancied opponents and also the shocking lossof the ...
Match-ups
Apr 01, 2006 ... (Positions in parentheses) TODAY BIRMINGHAM (18) v CHELSEA (1) (ESPN, 7.40pm) BIRMINGHAM will be without injured central defender Matthew Upsonfor the 10th straight game, while Muzzy Izzet and David Dunn aresidelined by calf problems. Chris Sutton (hip and groin) ...
Work shift change costs manager life
Apr 03, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: A decision to change his work shift turned out fatalfor restaurant manager Azman Khairuddin when he was found slashed todeath at the outlet in Lucky Garden, Bangsar, yesterday. The 34-year-old father of three, was to be working in theafternoon shift ...
Girl released after RM20,000 ransom paid
Apr 03, 2006; ... SUBANG JAYA: A 17-year-old schoolgirl was reunited with her familyyesterday evening after being held captive for a week by kidnappers. Still dressed in her school uniform she wore when she waskidnapped on Monday in Subang Jaya, the victim walked into thePetaling police station ...
Man suffering from asthma attack found dead
Apr 03, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: A stall operator, suspected to be suffering from anasthma attack, was found dead along Jalan Liku, near Balai Berita,yesterday. Patrons at a nearby restaurant were shocked when they saw TompangKamaruddin, 61, in a sitting position in front of a car showroom ...
Suspect held over murder of Tabung Haji manager
Apr 03, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Police believe they have solved the murder of TabungHaji Properties senior manager Hamzah Osman with the arrest of a 25-year-old man in Malacca on Saturday. The Malay Mail learnt that Dang Wangi police nabbed the suspect,an unemployed man, at his hometown in Jalan ...
Crooks getting smarter after watching CSI?
Apr 03, 2006 ... PETALING JAYA: Could information on forensic science from thetelevision drama series, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), makecriminals smarter that they are able to evade police detection? Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Musa Hassan believesthat the TV programme, in a ...
Unable to withdraw money from Hong Leong Bank
Apr 03, 2006; ... LAST Friday was pay day for her staff but SHANTHINI of Jalan Ipohcould not withdraw the money. "I went to the Hong Leong Bank Jalan Ipoh branch at noon that dayand was told they were offline since 9am," she says. She says she was shocked when also told that all their ...
Cemetery protest
Apr 03, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: In our article Cemetery Project In Kota Kemuning -Stuck With Dead Neighbours on March 28, we stated that the KotaKemuning Residents' Association held a meeting with the SelangorGovernment. The meeting ...
Paying more with new Rapid KL bus network
Apr 03, 2006; ... KOMALA of Taman Sri Sinar says the Rapid KL's new bus network,introduced on March 18, has not been making life easier for her. "Before the changes, I used to take only one bus from Taman SriSinar, passing Jalan Segambut, to get to Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahmanwhere my office is. It ...
Erra Fazira movie to raise funds for UPM project
Apr 03, 2006 ... KUALA LUMPUR: Watch a movie and help the students - this is whatyou can do when you buy a ticket for the screening of Persona NonGrata on April 4 and 5. But the movie, starring Erra Fazira and Hans Isaac, will not beshown at the cinemas as usual. It will be screened at ...
Businessman robbed of cell phones and car
Apr 03, 2006 ... BUKIT MERTAJAM: A 40-year-old businessman lost his collection forthe day, two cell phones and his car to two men, one of whom isbelieved to be armed with a toy pistol, at Lorong Perda Selatan Satu,here on Saturday night. A police source said the suspects, believed to be aged ...
Another Banting outlet with sex on menu
Apr 03, 2006; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Another seafood restaurant in Banting, which wasallegedly found to be 'serving' women on the side, was raided by theSelangor police on Saturday night. Ten days ago, the same police team had stormed a seafoodrestaurant in Sungai Jarum just a few kilometres away for the ...