The Malay Mail back issues from May 2006:
They're back again!
May 22, 2006; ... THE biggest auction fiesta is back! With more than 450 propertiesup for grabs, it's definitely a gold mine for investors and buyersalike! The lineup includes apartments and residential quarters,commercial and even vacant lots. This powerhouse auction is the brainchild of some of ...
Mistress on the run
May 22, 2006; ... THE hunt is on for a Chinese woman believed to be the girlfriendand accomplice of a 28-year-old man arrested in the murder-cum-kidnapping of seven-year-old Ho Ping. Police have placed all entry and exit points on high alert for thewoman who went missing following the arrests of her ...
Fitness test for elderly drivers sought
May 22, 2006; ... THE road death of a pretty 25-year-old has sparked a crusade totighten driving licence requirements. The victim's family is pushing for amendments to the law to getelderly drivers to go for annual check-ups and a driving ban on thosewho flunk. Salesgirl Sophina Mohd Akhir was ...
News hounds shooed away
May 22, 2006 ... "TO all Press people, we are sorry. We refuse to be interviewed.Do not group in front of the house and take photographs. With Love." This was the content of a yellow note written in Chinese, hung onthe front gate of Ho Ping's double-storey home in SS19, that greetedreporters ...
Bail denied!
May 22, 2006; ... GUESS who was spotted at the Petaling Jaya magistrate's courtyesterday? Ex-Elite babe Linda Rafar created a stir when she was seenentering the court building about an hour after her ex-husband, aformer motorsports national champion, was brought there at 9am. The 34-year-old ...
Meth myth busted
May 22, 2006 ... IT'S all in the mind - and it can freeze your brain for good. That's the word from a top anti-narcotics cop on the urban legendthat methamphetamine (syabu or 'ice') is good for studies, andstaying slim and sexy. "It's all a myth!" said Federal Police Narcotics ...
Top racers shocked
May 22, 2006; ... HARDENED motorsports drivers are shocked that a fellow racer isbeing remanded in connection with a drug abuse investigation. News of the former champion, who had bagged, among others, theProton 300km Batu Tiga title some years ago, being remanded spreadthrough the local racing ...
'My neighbour, my saviour'
May 22, 2006; ... MUTHUGUMAR Muthiah is your neighbourhood 'angel'. Since May 10, the 40-year-old customer service officer, who livesat the City Hall flats in Jalan Peel, Cheras, has opened his doors toa neighbour whose water supply was cut because he could not pay hisrent. The father-of-two ...
More live in fear of losing their homes
May 22, 2006 ... IN HOUSEWIFE Karupayee's books, Muthugumar is one neighbour she'llnever forget. "He has opened his home to us." She and her family, however, are counting the days when they willnot burden him anymore. "It's difficult for us to make ends meet. I hope DBKL ...
Making sweet music
May 22, 2006; ... BRACE yourself for a booty-licious, primal-grooving time withMedia Prima Berhad. The entertainment industry is buzzing with anticipation after wordgot out that the country's largest media company will launch its ownrecord label soon. Industry sources say 8TV chief operating ...
Moving abroad
May 22, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of people make a life-changing decision every year bymoving abroad to live and work internationally. These newinternationalists are joining an already large community that havemade the same decision in earlier years. For centuries, thousands of people have made a choice ...
We're back
May 22, 2006 ... THE Malay Mail is back. Not that we ever really went anywhere. We just took a three-weekbreak to do a little spring-cleaning, a little re-upholstering, and abit of re-modelling. And we're sure you'll notice us when we hit the nations'snewsstands today with a brand new look ....
Hot pictures! Hot topics! Hot cakes!
May 22, 2006; ... "COLOURFUL", "hot topics", "hot pictures", "selling like hotcakes". The Malay Mail wanted to say these heart-warming things aboutour new hot-from-the-press paper - but readers beat us to it. We went around town yesterday to find out why they were buryingtheir faces in our new ...
World Cup anxiety
May 22, 2006; ... Dear Malay Mail, I watch with trepidation as the World Cup looms nearer. My main concern: I and the other women like me who have nointerest in the Cup will be ignored, neglected or worse, lied to,when our loved ones are in the grip of football fever. As it is, my ...
You're beautiful, it's true ...
May 22, 2006; ... BEAUTY, to the vain pots, is what they see looking back at them inthe mirror. Shallow, I dare state, is a just and unbiased word todescribe this. Real beauty, for the benefit of the still-confused, is all aboutthe heart. And mine was set ablaze with admiration, warmth, andgenuine ...
PJ pothole pain
May 22, 2006; ... THE poor road condition at Jalan SS7/15 is posing a danger to roadusers, says SELVAM of Petaling Jaya. He says the stretch is riddled with potholes which can causeaccidents if motorists are not careful ....
Bugged by SMS service
May 22, 2006; ... How long does it take to terminate an SMS service? This is what KADIR of Kota Kinabalu wants to know from Celcom. "I complained to the company weeks ago and asked them to terminatetwo SMS services - On Cinta (36226) and Cupid System (29300), which Isupposedly subscribed. But ...
Wish you were here
May 22, 2006 ... IT'S not every day that a 109-year-old newspaper takes itself offthe streets for an Xtreme makeover. When it does, no one wants to be left out of its 'reveal' party.More than 1,200 people turned up at the Kuala Lumpur ConventionCentre to herald The 'new' Malay Mail at its funky ...
Lim wins a Proton Gen.2
May 23, 2006 ... CONGRATULATIONS, Lim Meng Lee (IC: 521107-11-5152)! You've won thegrand prize of a Proton Gen.2 in Round 2 of The New Straits Times'"Spot The Diff" contest. Lim beat 17,955 other entries in Round 2, which ran from April 17to 30. The daily prizes of RM500 each were awarded to ...
Suspect caught on CCTV with victim
May 23, 2006; ... THE 28-year-old man arrested in the kidnap-cum-murder of seven-year-old Ho Ping was caught on closed circuit television cameras(CCTV) driving through a toll plaza with the victim. Police have the footage to prove the suspect had driven the boy toPenang from his parents' house in ...
Hunt for mistress over
May 23, 2006; ... THE Chinese woman alleged to have helped in the kidnapping ofmurder victim Ho Ping has been caught. She was picked up at a petrol station near the border of BukitMertajam, Penang, and Kulim, Kedah, at 12.45am by a team, comprisingmembers of the Selangor forensic unit and Subang ...
Top floor of condo gutted
May 23, 2006 ... THE top floor of a luxury condominium project under constructionin Jalan Stonor here was gutted last night. The fire, believed to have been caused by sparks from weldingworks carried out by ...
Man held over girlfriend's death
May 23, 2006 ... LOVE hurts ...but it proved fatal for a 29-year-old woman whosebody was found along a road in front of the Choo Cheng Kay Flats inJalan Hang Tuah last Wednesday. The victim, identified as Suria Affandy, is believed to have beenassaulted by her boyfriend before she was found ...
Crushed!
May 23, 2006; ... HO CHAN, the father of kidnap-cum-murder victim Ho Ping, lookedamazingly calm for someone who had just lost a child. He was devoid of any expression as he carefully chose some of HoPing's clothes at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre's (UMMC)mortuary in preparation for Ho Ping's ...
This is one of hundreds of cases
May 23, 2006 ... KARUPAYEE'S case is similar to hundreds of others which the MIChas helped to settle over the years, said V.M. Panjamorthy, specialaide to MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu. "Although there are deserving cases which demand specialattention, City Hall officers cannot be blamed ...
Plyometrics power
May 23, 2006 ... PLYOMETRICS can be defined as a series of exercises that stretchesthe muscles of the human body like a rubber band, then contracts themquickly. This type of exercise is used by Olympics competitors inorder to add power as well as speed to their bodies so they can exceleven further in ...
Dry days over
May 23, 2006; ... "I'M so happy, I can't believe I have water again. I'm so gratefulto those who have helped." Karupayee Kalimuthu's elation was clearly evident when The MalayMail visited the 45-year-old housewife and her family at their CityHall flat at Cochrane 2 in Jalan Peel, Cheras ...
Juicy spread for The Malay Mail
May 23, 2006 ... THEY came laden with food to give The Malay Mail a post-comebackhigh tea yesterday at the Balai Berita and left empty-handed. Well, the visiting Seri Pacific Kuala Lumpur (ex-Pan Pacific KualaLumpur) top brass and staff actually came away smiling, knowing thatthe people at Klang ...
Coffee anyone?
May 23, 2006; ... CAFECENTRICS are in for a treat when Angel Cake House outlets geta rework into trendy coffee shops to keep up with urbanites who enjoy'hanging out at cool places'. Angel Holdings Bhd chairman Alfian Basir, confident of the extraroom for such cafe businesses, said the transformation ...
Gory find in burnt car
May 23, 2006 ... THE charred remains of a man was found in a burnt Proton Wira nearFlat Bukit Seri Bintang in Kepong yesterday. The car was spotted at 7.30am by a passer-by who alerted thepolice after realising that there was a body in the car. A team from the Sentul police headquarters was ...
Kayveas in shouting match
May 23, 2006; ... IT was the most unlikely place for deputy minister in the PrimeMinister's department Datuk M.Kayveas to get involved in a fieryshouting match. But yesterday, he was subpoenaed by the defence team of AmpangJaya Municipal Council enforcement chief Abdul Kudus Ahmad in a ...
Mystical holiday adventure
May 22, 2006; ... EVER wonder just what it takes to be a magician? How do you pull arabbit out of the hat? Or where coin went? Did it vanish into thinair? Well if these questions intrigue your child, then this might bethe perfect school holiday programme for them. The New Straits Times In Education ...
Chu Kang bids adieu
May 22, 2006; ... IT'S time to retire the curly mop, mole, pinkie with the longnail, gold accessories and the trademark yellow boots. Yes, Phua Chu Kang, the self-proclaimed "best in Singapore, JB,and some say Batam" contractor who made it bearable, or maybe evencool, to be an "Ah Beng" is calling ...
Drying off the pages
May 22, 2006 ... YOU love your books and photo albums and always take the greatestcare in storing your valued treasures. You never store them near windows, notorious wet areas orplumbing. You never store them on the floor or under a potentiallyleaky roof and never in damp areas like a garage or a ...
Android revolution
May 22, 2006; ... ALTHOUGH the idea of a robotic overthrow might seem ridiculous atfirst glance, robots are already controlling the way we act. Everytime we stop at traffic lights or railway crossings we are, ineffect, putting our lives in the hands of robots. Uncomplicated lumpsthey may be, but we do ...
Free download rush
May 22, 2006; ... THE World Wide Web is almost paradise to the Internet-savvy, wherebeing online is similar to being a kid in a candy store. You'resurrounded by all sorts of colourful and interesting information andprogrammes - some that you'll need and some you'll never have any usefor, but there isn't ...
Community of bloggers wants to see communists
May 22, 2006; ... THE banning of Amir Muhammad's musical documentary Lelaki KomunisTerakhir (LKT) received lots of reaction from the blogging community.Most call for the film, which was banned by the Home Ministry afteran alleged "campaign" by Berita Harian, to be allowed to be screenedhere in Malaysia ....
Picture perfect
May 22, 2006; ... LAST year, I bought myself a very expensive, very big, very hi-tech digital SLR camera. It's a stunning piece of technology, andwith it (supposedly) I can take beautiful shots of the most breath-taking professional quality. Unfortunately, I've probably used itabout three times in the ...
Gadget heaven!
May 22, 2006; ... CANON IXUS 65 Canon's got a reputation to protect when it comes to digitalcameras, and the IXUS range - with its remarkable DIGIC II imagingprocessor - has never let it down. Number 65 spews forth 6 megapixelquality in normal and 16:9 wide screen format, benefiting from highISO ...
Juicy mobile
May 22, 2006; ... GONE are the days when mobile phones weigh a ton and could be usedin a fistfight. Today, Malaysians are a spoiled lot with wide-ranging choices when it comes to brands and types of mobile phones.However, the budget-conscious might find it difficult to make achoice that suits their needs ....
Master chief's return
May 22, 2006; ... Halo 3 Bungie xBox THE long awaited sequel to Halo doesn't seem that distant sinceMicrosoft previewed Halo 3 at the recent Electronic EntertainmentExpo held in Las Vegas. The company released a trailer for the highly-anticipated game on the Internet and its Xbox Live ...
Sony extends direct store services to Johor Baru residents
May 22, 2006 ... SONY extends direct store services to johor Sony (Malaysia) SdnBhd opened its flagship store measuring a floor space of 3,700 sqfeet at Jusco Tebrau City, Johor Baru, as part of the company'sefforts to extend services to Johoreans. In addition, the store isalso the first in the southern ...
Local office established for OKI Data
May 22, 2006 ... OKI Data Corporation (OKI), the leading provider of innovativesolutions and services marketed under the global business-to-business OKI Printing Solutions brand, today set up its office inMalaysia to tap growing local market demands and enhance its customerservice support. Its ...
Motorola furthers connections through its HelloMoto Tour
May 22, 2006 ... MOTOROLA, Inc, a global leader in wireless communications,launched its unique campaign "HelloMoto Tour" to reach out to theemerging areas through its "Connect the unconnected" programme. The HelloMoto Tour takes the roadshow effect to the extreme with aMotoBus that will travel ...
Where are you going?
May 22, 2006 ... ARE your goals `moving away from' goals or `moving toward' goals?Check with yourself on this one because one of these is a source ofpower for consistent action and the other is a source of continuedfrustration, procrastination and doubt. When you have a powerful vision of a future ...
Tragic climax at Taiping motorcross
May 22, 2006; ... THE local motor racing fraternity were left shell-shocked onSaturday when two freak accidents claimed the lives of two fansduring the Malaysia Motorcross at the Kamunting Jaya Circuit inTaiping. First, a spectator was hit by a racing bike and minutes later,another was struck by ...
Terror zones in auto racing
May 22, 2006 ... AS auto racing is a dangerous sport, many racers have been killedin crashes during a race or practice session. This is alarming, given the amount of money pumped into theindustry which include allocations for safety equipment. Norshima Jamaluddin, a 11-year-old girl died after ...
No partying for Pahang
May 22, 2006; ... SO, in the aftermath of one of the most lacklustre Cup finals inrecent years, FA Cup winners Pahang and runners-up Perlis have littleto celebrate. Not when the final match of the Super League tomorrow, is taxingtheir brains. Pahang who beat Perlis in the 17th edition of the ...
Italy's hall of shame
May 22, 2006 ... * In the most recent scandal, Serie B champions Genoa were demotedto Serie C1 after needlessly fixing their final game of the seasonagainst the already relegated and hapless Venezia. * In 1986, points were deducted from Udinese, Lazio, Foggia,Palermo, Triestina and Cagliari for ...
Italian job interrupted
May 22, 2006; ... WHEN Luis Figo was taken to task in April for his inflammatoryremarks on Luciano Moggi and the referee after Inter Milan's defeatto Juventus in February, there was muted response within the footballfraternity in Italy. After all, there were other issues to talk about, with the ...
Spotlight on Group A
May 22, 2006 ... GERMANY RANKING: 22nd HOSTS and three-time champions Germany have been far fromimpressive in their warm-up matches. But, as history will show, that's no gauge of the Germans' realabilities. They are one of the few `masters of the big occasion'. The ...
Consummate captain on a mission
May 22, 2006; ... GERMAN skipper Michael Ballack has all the makings of a World Cupmatch winner. Recently snapped up by Chelsea, the elegant midfielder'srepertoire of talents have drawn comparisons with `The Kaiser' FranzBeckenbauer. There seems nothing that Ballack can't do - he's good in the ...
Magic behind the Poles
May 22, 2006 ... CELTIC striker Maciej Zurawski, voted Polish player of the year in2002, should be the Poles' trumpcard if they are to advance into thelast 16. Zurawski, whom the Celtic fans call `Magic', rose to prominence atWisla Krakow during the 2000/2001 campaign. Playing mostly on the ...
Let's gear up for Adventurace
May 22, 2006 ... HAVE you ever watched an episode of The Amazing Race or Exploraceand thought: "Man, I could do better than that!" If the answer is yes, then you're the perfect candidate for theupcoming treasure hunt-themed reality TV show, Adventurace, whichwill be aired on 8TV in ...
Defence wants fresh hearing
May 23, 2006 ... EARLIER, defence counsel M. Manoharan had applied for the case tobe heard De Novo (afresh) before judge Noradidah Ahmad. It waspreviously heard before Judge Nor Afizah Hanum Mokhtar, who had goneoverseas. He also made an application to cite Kayveas for contempt of courtbased on ...
Case of amnesia?
May 23, 2006 ... A MONTH ago, he pleaded guilty to switching the price tags of theitems he bought. Yesterday, 45-year old Australian freelance journalist John LeslieLefevre told magistrate Mohd Khairi Haron he could not remember theincident. He then produced his medical card from a hospital ...
Never take love for granted ...
May 23, 2006; ... HIS rough hands carefully arrange the child-size T-shirts whilehis weather-beaten face bears an attentive look. We wished that Ho Chan was tending his vegetable farm in CameronHighlands instead of handling the personal effects of his kidnappedand murdered son to prepare for ...
We've become too self-centred!
May 23, 2006; ... DEAR Malay Mail, AFTER reading your article on Muthugumar Muthiah, the customerservice officer who selflessly offered his home to his down-on-their-luck neighbours (The Malay Mail, May 22), I was beset by mixedfeelings. Although touched by the 40-year-old's generosity and ...
Garbage men on leave?
May 23, 2006; ... ARE the garbage collectors taking a long break? Residents in Jalan G1, Taman Melawati, certainly think so asrubbish has piled up in front of their houses over the last twoweeks. One of them, DEVI, says: "The stench is unbearable and it hasbecome an eyesore. "I have ...
Report rude drivers to RTD
May 23, 2006; ... RECKLESS drivers are pushing GREGORY over the edge. One of them almost caused an accident near Sunway Pyramid, whenthe driver attempted to overtake GREGORY. "I had to hit the brakes. At this point, I honked, to let him knowthat he nearly hit my car. "As we were both ...
Rubbish dump a health risk
May 23, 2006; ... A PILE of uncollected rubbish at Jalan Hujan Rahmat 2, Taman OUG,in Jalan Klang Lama, has irked the residents and passers-by in thearea. "Not only is the stench unbearable, it ...
Thrilled to be in the top 20
May 23, 2006; ... DAYANG Nurfaizah is in the top 20 of the newest reality talentsearch programme and she looks good to make the final cut. While the R&B singer is excited at having made the second last cutto qualify as a contestant for 8TV's upcoming One in a Million, italso means shelving plans for ...
What to do in case of an accident
May 23, 2006 ... IF you're involved in an automobile accident, here are 25 thingsto keep track of. Keep a pen and pad in your car at all times. Writedetails down as soon after the accident as possible and keep then ina safe place. If you ever need any of the information, you'll knowwhere it is, and you ...
Booty & the beast
May 23, 2006; ... THE first time actress and TV host Sazzy Falak did a Mail Motorphoto shoot, she was down with an allergic reaction. Ironically, thistime the photo-shoot was delayed for an hour because she contracted afever and needed to see a doctor. However, when she laid her eyes on the Volvo ...
VW's new empire
May 23, 2006; ... CARS have always fascinated people beyond their purpose as a meansof transportation. They serve as toys and status symbols and are apopular hobby - sometimes the relationship becomes so intense thatowners treat their vehicles more like family members than machines. Some ...