The Malay Mail back issues from November 2006:
5 held over cat fight
Nov 01, 2006 ... POLICE detained five women for allegedly causing a riot at aneatery in Setapak Jaya on Sunday. The women, aged between 18 and 50, were picked up from their homesat the City Hall flat in Section 10, Wangsa Maju, at 11pm on Monday. There were two police reports lodged against ...
Biggie drive to hit colleges, malls
Nov 01, 2006 ... CAN'T come to Balai Berita in Bangsar or the Federal TerritoryAmateur Athletic Association office to register for The Malay MailBig Walk? Worry not, as we will be at colleges, shopping malls and KLMonorail stations soon. The Malay Mail brand manager Muhamad Azeril Zulkifli ...
Ajai and Nurul to part ways
Nov 01, 2006; ... By Joe Lee and Rahman Daros IT'S confirmed! The music industry's most romantic couple inhusband-wife singing sensation, Nurul and Ajai are splitting up. After a lengthy four-month separation, The Malay Mail learnt fromsources that Nurul, whose real name is Nurulhuda Abdul ...
Who's your daddy?
Nov 01, 2006; ... ACTRESS Lis Dawati has denied telling her father not to attend herengagement to actor Fauzi Nawawi last Saturday. "It was all a misunderstanding," said Lis yesterday, refuting aMalay tabloid report that she had not invited her father to theceremony at her Setapak Ria condominium in ...
Dad accepts apology, says bond strong as ever
Nov 01, 2006 ... HE may have missed his daughter's engagement ceremony, butNazaruddin Buyong, father of actress Lis Dawati, is satisfied thathis daughter had not forgotten him. Nazaruddin said when he `heard' that Lis Dawati did not want himat her engagement, he was sad and angry. "Maybe I'm ...
On a Happy Trail
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE cowboys are back in action and they're out to prove thatcountry music can still rock the house, week after yodelling week.For the moment there are four pubs in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jayathat are reaping the benefits. The four - the Royal Commonwealth Society, Faith, ...
Gruesome find at golf course
Nov 01, 2006; ... A GRASSCUTTER was shocked when he found the body of a woman undera tree while cleaning up some bushes yesterday at the Kinrara GolfClub in Bandar Kinrara, Puchong. The man found the body, which was covered in mud, at 10am andinformed his superior. The body, clad in ...
Cabbie loses RM10k
Nov 01, 2006 ... A TAXI driver lost RM10,000 and two cell phones after being robbednear his house in Taman Melati, Gombak, yesterday. In the 10.30am incident, the man, in his 40s, had just returnedfrom Port Klang when a Proton ...
Mouthful of drugs
Nov 01, 2006 ... POLICE arrested a man who was behaving suspiciously on JalanSentul last Sunday. His silence, however, baffled the cops as they bombarded him withquestions. The 44-year-old lorry attendant finally answered the cops ...
Twin foetuses found
Nov 01, 2006; ... YESTERDAY was not an ordinary day for Musykar Hussin, an IndahWater Konsortium general worker based at the company's oxidation pondin Taman Wawasan, Puchong. The 36-year-old man was busy manning the machine which filters therubbish at the pond when it came to a halt at ...
More on offer at Burger King
Nov 01, 2006; ... BURGER King customers can look forward to more choice from thismonth. "We are focusing more on local food, or at least a fusion ofwestern and local," said Khaled Ibrahim Ahmed Hammam, director ofoperations for Burger King Malaysia, yesterday. Khaled said that the new meals ...
Peel & Win contest is back
Nov 01, 2006 ... EVERYONE can be a winner in the Burger King `Peel & Win' contestwhich will run from today until Jan 15. Any customer who buys the large value meal will get a speciallydesigned cup with a `peel & win' panel on the side. Just peel off thepanel and win your prize on the ...
Hypnosis: Information and common Myths
Nov 01, 2006 ... HYPNOSIS is a state of intensified attention and receptiveness toan idea or to a set of ideas. - Milton Erickson, leading practitionerof medical hypnosis. The statement neatly sums up the main principle of modernhypnosis. However, it is a neutral concept and despite the wealth ...
`She said I gave her VD'
Nov 01, 2006; ... "I DON'T have venereal disease. I don't know how my wifecontracted it." This was one of many intimate details revealed at the SyariahCourt yesterday during divorce proceedings involving Tun HusseinOnn's daughter Dr Rozita Halina Hussein and her husband, Datuk DrShafiq Sit ...
Manager faces death sentence
Nov 01, 2006 ... A MARKETING manager was charged with kidnapping a 14-year-oldstudent at the Shah Alam High Court yesterday. Wong Shen Choong, 33, was charged with kidnapping and wrongfullyconfining Tan Sze Shaun at USJ 3, Subang Jaya, at 1pm on Sept 23. The offence carries the mandatory death ...
Man to hang for drug trafficking
Nov 01, 2006 ... A 30-year-old mechanic was sent to the gallows by the Shah AlamHigh Court yesterday for trafficking in 1,039gm of cannabis. Judge Datuk Zaharah Ibrahim found Rasahiman Rasul guilty of theoffence which he committed three years ago. "The prosecution ...
Tears in court
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE Shah Alam High Court turned emotional briefly yesterday whenmurder accused Shamin Bano Mohammed Farooque saw her four children,aged between five and 16. Shamin started crying when DPP Salim Soib asked the courtpoliceman to bring the children in for identification by the ...
Singer in bottle battle
Nov 01, 2006; ... MAWI insisted that Mawi World Sdn Bhd is not at fault, despitebeing sued by another company for infringing intellectual copyright. Instead, he blamed another set-up for producing a similarlybranded bottled mineral water. Mawi admitted he is aware that Yassa Sdn Bhd had filed a ...
Only work on pop phenom's mind
Nov 01, 2006 ... THERE was no will from Mawi's late father, Ani Ahmad, as to whothe 25-year-old pop phenomenon should marry. The Kulai-born singer yesterday cleared the air over reportslinking him romantically to two women, one of whom was supposedly apaternal choice. "I don't know who that ...
FLY FM deejays take a dive
Nov 01, 2006; ... FLY FM deejays, FlyGuy and Phat Fabes, jumped off a helicopter onSunday to appease their fans. The duo of FLY FM's Big Bang Breakfast Show jumped off ahelicopter to sky dive from 4,000 feet! The duo and 8TV Quickie host, Rina Omar, took off from TitiwangsaLake football ...
Arrest points to Singapore ring
Nov 01, 2006; ... POLICE are looking into the possibility of a Singapore car-theftring being involved in some cases in Malaysia. It came following the arrest of a Singaporean at the Tivoli Villacondominium car park in Bangsar on Sunday. The 38-year-old man was caught red-handed by security ...
Bullet holes shock man
Nov 01, 2006 ... A BUSINESSMAN in Gombak thought nothing of the two loud sounds heheard early yesterday. But he was shocked to see two bullet holes in the rear windscreenof his ...
Check first, patients told
Nov 01, 2006; ... MALAYSIANS are fond of seeking palliative cancer treatment inChina. Although there is no guarantee of full recovery, many believe theycan be healed there, shunning specialists and proper facilitiesavailable locally. Yesterday, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek ...
Fibre and you
Nov 01, 2006 ... FIBRE is the portion of foods that does not break down whenpassing through the digestive tract. Since these substances have asuch a large impact on overall health, individuals are encouraged toeat fibre-rich foods. Fibre is known to lower the risk factor fordiseases such as colorectal ...
True blues
Nov 01, 2006; ... WHETHER you like them straight, curvy or a little on the looseside, that pair of jeans you always have on has become a staple ineveryone's wardrobe. The fact is that jeans are the easiest things towear and pair with all your other items. It is versatile - you can dress it up with a ...
Secret shopper
Nov 01, 2006; ... THIS week, our shopping queen ventures to one of the newrboutiques, the strongely-named but stylish gossips. What they do: Like many of the boutiques that have sprung up inBangsar Baru, Gossips stocks dresses blouses, graphic tees, bottoms,shoes, bags and accessories. Store ...
Casual chic
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE latest clothes haven in town, adds more than just flair toyour wardrobe Merely a few weeks old, Sofira is a place where you can findclothes that exude sophisticated, subtle style. Think of the innocentseduction of long, flowing fabrics that drape the body's curves. Addin the ...
Denim fever
Nov 01, 2006 ... PLANET fashion Going up Be a dark horse Colours this season are steering to dark blue, white and black.Good thing is that they match effortlessly with everything. The flipside is however, you shouldn't wear white if you're bottom heavy. Working its way ...
Perfect match
Nov 01, 2006; ... THE basics for great skin? Finding the moisturider that's perfectfor you. Your skin condition: Parched, flaky and rough. When looking in the mirror, you think: "Why is my skin peelingaround the cheek area? Or why is it extra red today?" Your dream skin: Skin that's not ...
Jersey dreamin'
Nov 01, 2006; ... "HOW to know a real football fan?" asks one spectator. "Someonewho wears his team's jersey even after his team loses the nightbefore. Those who only wear it when their team wins ... those are thelalang type," answers another knowingly. That's not to say that a jersey proves how much ...
Technic colours!
Nov 01, 2006; ... SLAPPING on a lipstick is often the easiest way to add colour toyour face and your choice of shade can even let the world know howyou're feeling that particular day. A bold red for when you'redaring, a swipe of purple when you want to project an air of mysteryor a light, bubblegum pink ...
"What we love"
Nov 01, 2006; ... BLACKBIRD by Tommy Hilfiger (RM649) Swift, streamlined and jet-black - here's a watch that's staystrue to its namesake. The range fuses quality and functionality withfresh style and unique Tommy Hilfiger details. Teint idole ultra foundation by Lancome (RM128) If you ...
Behind enemy lines
Nov 01, 2006; ... GALS, my apologies for revealing your century-kept secret anddisclosing the mystery behind your radiance and beauty. On that front, I am not sorry for finally letting the guys in onyour secret - the pure ecstatic experience of the SPA! And by spa Idon't mean the "happy ending" ones ...
Glorious gap
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALL we heard was oooh, aaah and more hype as ...
Blondie rocks
Nov 01, 2006 ... IT was boogie time as Blondie staged her concert in associationwith MIFA Rocks Fashion With Music at the Hilton ...
Batik inspirations
Nov 01, 2006 ... IN an effort to showcase Malaysia's very own beautiful batik, twolocal photographers, QuaChee and eM.K, co-authored a luxury coffee-table book to introduce ...
Long wait for spare part
Nov 01, 2006; ... DAVID, of Bandar Baru Bangi, is upset that the workshop where heordered a spare part for his Nissan Cefiro has yet to contact himafter three weeks. "When I sent my car to the workshop in Serdang, I was told thatthe switch for the ignition indicator light had to be changed," ...
Education fair for school-leavers
Nov 01, 2006; ... IT's that time of the year when school-leavers and parents wait inanticipation for the Facon Education Fair. Some 500 local and foreign higher learning institutions, includingthose from Japan, Singapore and the Netherlands will take part in thefair on Dec 2-3 at Putra World Trade ...
Misled by advert
Nov 01, 2006; ... NAZRI NORDIN, of Kuala Lumpur, is annoyed that he had been misledby a point-of-sale advertisement announcing an easy payment schemethat was found to have expired. He says at 1.40pm on Oct 27, he went to Best Denki at the SogoShopping Complex to buy a washing machine. While ...
`Fleeced by restaurant'
Nov 01, 2006; ... SAIFUL ANUAR is angry after being allegedly fleeced by a nasikandar restaurant in Subang Jaya. He claims the restaurant at a mall in USJ had overcharged him whenhe went there for lunch yesterday. "I ordered a plate of rice and a piece of fried squid. "The menu stated ...
The after-Raya turnaround
Nov 01, 2006; ... IT was a pleasure driving back to Muar on the second day of Raya.Traffic was smooth and everyone was courteous. Not surprisingly, oncein a while we would pass by a police patrol car. But the next day, the journey back to Kuala Lumpur was just theopposite. Suddenly, everyone was in ...
Why water costs more
Nov 01, 2006; ... Dear Editor, I UNDERSTAND many consumers have expressed dissatisfaction overthe revised water tariffs announced by the Government recently. There are several factors for the increase. Chief among them is the `increase' in electricity rates whichaffects the cost of ...
No fire after Athens
Nov 01, 2006; ... WHEN the Malaysian contingent returned empty-handed from theAthens Olympic Games two years ago, the whole country went berserk. The National Sports Council (NSC), as the agency in charge of high-performance sports, became the butt of criticism. They were accusedof favouritism and ...
Do or die against Saudis
Nov 01, 2006 ... CONTRARY to reports emerging from the Malaysian media currentlychronicling the adventures of the national Under-20 side in India, K.Rajagopal's outfit who choked in their opening tie of the Asian YouthChampionship against Vietnam on Monday, are not bereft of sixregulars. The ...
Hatem to helm Negri
Nov 01, 2006; ... TUNISIAN coach Hatem Souissi (below) and his thick, bushymoustache arrived in Seremban last night, intent on charting asuccessful season for Negri Sembilan Naza team for the upcoming 2007season. The former national coach, who presided over the 1997 World YouthCup and the 1999 ...
Raging Ruud
Nov 01, 2006 ... FORMER Red Devil Ruud van Nistelrooy almost came to blows withReal Madrid teammate Raul Bravo at training on Monday. DiarioSport reported the Dutchman was stunned when shoved by RaulBravo after collecting the ball during a training ground drill. Van Nistelrooy, after picking ...
Dunga dumps Adriano
Nov 01, 2006 ... BRAZIL coach Dunga has lambasted Inter Milan striker Adriano afterleaving him out of his latest squad selection. Adriano, in Brazil on leave from Inter, was snapped by two localnewspapers partying into the early hours at a night club, reportedGazzetta dello Sport. "I want to ...
Milan eye Barca duo
Nov 01, 2006 ... AC MILAN are seeking talks with Barcelona over two of their mid-fielders, Xavi (below, left) and Andres Iniesta (right). Milan directors aim to add another midfi elder to coach CarloAncelotti's squad in the style of prime playmaker Andrea Pirlo. After the failed experiments of ...
Toon Army hears Sven out
Nov 01, 2006 ... FORMER England manager Sven Goran Eriksson (above) has targetedNewcastle as the stage to resurrect his career - and the Toon areready to listen. Eriksson, who left the England job after the failed World Cupcampaign in Germany, believes he can turn Newcastle into ...
Blues clash fires up Devils
Nov 01, 2006 ... ENGLAND defender Gary Neville (right) is convinced ManchesterUnited's clash with Chelsea next month will be the season's definingmoment. The United skipper has helped his team enjoy a forceful start tothe campaign. But they have not been able to shake off champions Chelsea ...
Spend it like Beckham!
Nov 01, 2006 ... EVER felt like building a team of superstars like RomanAbramovich? Or how about taking over the reins of your own club, justlike Fergie? Or maybe there is a bit of El Tinkerman in you. Whoever floats your football boat, you now have the chance to liveout your footy fantasies thanks ...
Raul backs Real ban on Cassano
Nov 01, 2006 ... CAPTAIN Raul backed Real Madrid's decision to fine and ban strikerAntonio Cassano (below) from training with the rest of the team forinsulting coach Fabio Capello after last weekend's victory overGimnastic. "It's a matter for the club and you have to accept the rules ofthe ...
Patience key to Real march
Nov 01, 2006 ... REAL MADRID could clinch a place in the Champions League knockoutphase if they beat visiting Steaua Bucharest today (tomorrow morningMalaysian time). Real's celebrations would then only be delayed if last-placeDynamo Kiev get an unlikely win at Group E leader Lyon in the ...
Ancelotti urges Milan to bounce back
Nov 01, 2006 ... AC Milan look to put their domestic struggles behind them today(tomorrow morning Malaysian time) by extending their unbeaten run inthe Champions League against Anderlecht. Languishing in 14th place in Italy's Serie A after losing 4-3 tocrosstown rival Inter Milan on Saturday, Milan ...
Lisbon Lions roar Celtic on
Nov 01, 2006 ... CELTIC legend Billy McNeill returns to the scene of the Scottishclub's most famous triumph tomorrow confident they can create morehistory in Lisbon. All the surviving Lisbon Lions will join the Hoops squad today totravel to the city where they won the European Cup. The ...
Wenger whips cocky Gunners
Nov 01, 2006 ... ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is cracking the whip on his chargesahead of their Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow today(tomorrow morning, Malaysian time). The Frenchman has warned his `arrogant and cocky' bunch to startthe Group G match with guns blazing or risk shooting ...
Bloodstains match accused's DNA
Nov 02, 2006 ... A CHEMIST yesterday told the Shah Alam High Court that the DNAsamples taken from the evidence collected from the crime scenematched the DNA of the second suspect in the murder of Reyaz AhamedMaruf. Baktiar Kassim of the forensic division of the ChemistryDepartment in Petaling ...
Shafiq denies lying
Nov 02, 2006; ... ENTREPRENEUR Datuk Dr Shafiq Sit Abdullah refuted claims in courtyesterday that he had lied about pronouncing the talak to his wife,Dr Rozita Halina Hussein, three years ago. Dr Rozita's lawyer Sulaiman Abdullah said: "I put it to you thateverything you said took place on June 21, ...
Criminals, watch out!
Nov 02, 2006 ... WITH the new appointment, came new pledges. Kuala Lumpur's new Criminal Investigations Department chief,Senior Assistant Commissioner II Ahmad Ibrahim, said his first taskis to reduce the number of break-ins, robberies and snatch thefts inthe city. Ahmad took over the ...
Was it worth the effort?
Nov 02, 2006; ... OPS Sikap XI ended on Tuesday but did it achieve its objective? More than 5,000 policemen, 1,000 Road Transport Departmentenforcement officers and 8,000 firemen were deployed during the 15-day operation nationwide, but the death toll was reduced by only fivecompared to last ...
The right body scent for you
Nov 02, 2006 ... CHOOSING a body scent can be more challenging than you think. Youwant something that not only smells nice, but also complements yourstyle. After wearing a particular scent for years, you may decide youwant a change; or you may want to find a scent that makes you feelspecial. 1 ....
Jagjit's gunning for 10th win
Nov 02, 2006; ... JAGJIT Singh has won The Malay Mail Big Walk Men's Veterancategory nine times and he is gunning for his 10th win in December. A marathon runner during his days in the Armed Forces, Jagjit fellin love with the sport on his first try in a walking competition. "My buddy was ...
Long road to recovery for blast victim
Nov 02, 2006; ... IT has been almost a month since an explosion from firecrackershurt her left eye but three-year-old Norsadzliza Fadzly has notrecovered from the trauma. Norsadzliza, or Liza, is no longer her jovial self. "Liza no longer wants to walk on her own and cries more often. Shegets ...
`Work it out for the kids'
Nov 02, 2006; ... WHILE friends of singers Nurul and Ajai were shocked to hear oftheir split, fans took the news better. Some said the divorce was normal among young couples nowadayswhile others acknowledged that stars are human and are bound to havetheir own problems. However, the couple's ...
Shocked peers hope for the best
Nov 02, 2006 ... NURUL and Ajai's peers are shocked though rumours about theirseparation had been rife for the past few months. Friends of the `dream' showbiz couple admitted they'll try to cometo terms with the latest development while keeping their fingerscrossed that the two would patch things ...