The Malay Mail back issues from December 2006:
Plagued by tragedy (HL)
Dec 01, 2006; ... TROUBLE seems to come in threes for the family of security guardAhmad Zaidi Jamaludin. He had a close brush with death on Wednesdaywhen he was attacked by an unknown assailant. His left arm was almostsevered. Just three months ago, his brother-in-law, stuntman Nazari OmarBaki, ...
Dead robber an ex-cop
Dec 01, 2006; ... THE robber shot dead at a petrol station in Taman ShamelinPerkasa, Cheras, on Wednesday has been identified as Yau Guan Tian,42, a former policeman with the special action squad. Checks revealed that he resigned about 12 years ago for unknownreasons. He later ventured into ...
Arrest leads to stolen m-cycles
Dec 01, 2006; ... THE arrest of a man with a stolen motorcycle last week turned outto be the key to solving five recent thefts in the Klang Valley. The suspect led police to a scrap yard in Segambut where he boughtthe stolen motorcycle. The police searched the scrap yard and found three engines ....
`I haven't decided to quit'
Dec 01, 2006; ... MANY parties have advised Dr Nasruddin Aspan against quitting buthe is still in two minds. Dr Nasruddin, who is still on leave, said he would continue to bewith the council for the moment. "I will go back to work on Monday. I haven't decided aboutquitting (my job). Let's wait ...
`Don't give in'
Dec 01, 2006; ... QUITTING is not the right option. Dr Nasruddin Aspan, the health and licensing director of the KlangMunicipal Council (MPK), should dispel any thoughts of quitting hisjob, said MPK councillors. Yesterday, The Malay Mail reported that Dr Nasruddin, who wasattacked by armed men ...
MPK president: It's up to Dr Nasruddin
Dec 01, 2006 ... WHEN contacted for his reaction on the matter, MPK president AbdulBakir Zin said any decision on quitting would be a personal one forDr Nasruddin. "That is his decision and not for me to comment. I haven't metwith him except for a brief visit after the attack," he said. "But ...
Woman blames her child
Dec 01, 2006; ... A WOMAN accused of theft thought that she would not have to facethe music if she informed the judge that it was her child who stolethe items. But all the court wanted to know was whether she pleaded guilty orclaimed trial. Sham Sow Wah, 39, blamed her child when she was ...
Technician guilty of graft charge
Dec 01, 2006 ... SYARIKAT Bekalan Air Selangor's technician Soid Daud was sentencedto three months' jail and fined RM10,000 by the Kuala Lumpur SessionsCourt yesterday after he was found guilty of accepting a RM500 bribe. Soid, 49, accepted RM500 from one Mohd Anwar Mohd Sulaiman at3.45pm on June ...
Acehnese charged with drug possession
Dec 01, 2006 ... AN unemployed Indonesian was charged at the Shah Alam magistrate'scourt yesterday for drug possession. Marwan Ismail, 25, from Aceh, was charged under Section 39B(1) ofthe Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, with possessing 1,980g of ganja in twocompressed slabs. He was alleged to have ...
It's Honda Civic
Dec 01, 2006 ... IN The Malay Mail yesterday, the headline `Honda Accord comes outtops' should have read `Honda Civic comes out tops'. The story alsostated that the Honda Accord 2.0 emerged top in the NST-AmBank ...
Enough, says Zaidi's dad
Dec 01, 2006 ... SECURITY guard Ahmad Zaidi Jamaluddin won't be going back to hisjob, if his father, Jamaluddin Mahmud, gets his way. The retiree told The Malay Mail that after what had happened,there was no way his son was going back to being a security guard. Jamaluddin, 64, said after his ...
Parang found near crime scene
Dec 01, 2006 ... POLICE found a blood-stained parang, measuring about a metre long,some 500m from where security guard Ahmad Zaidi Jamaluddin wasattacked on Wednesday. The weapon was found near the fence of a car park after a securityguard told the police he saw a man there but ignored him, ...
Guard injured in wanton attack
Dec 01, 2006; ... HE fell asleep on the job, but only for a few minutes. Little didthe security guard know the 'minor error' could have cost him hislife. With eyes closed and an arm over his forehead, Ahmad ZaidiJamaludin, 22, was attacked with a parang by an unidentified man at1.15am on ...
His sister is hurt in crash
Dec 01, 2006; ... HOW unlucky can one family be? Security guard Ahmad Zaidi Jamaludin's near brush with death onWednesday came a few months after his brother-in-law, stuntman NazariOmar Baki, 43, died in a freak accident. The stuntman was married to Ahmad Zaidi's sister, NorasmahJamaludin, 34 ....
Training exec claims molest by carwash staff
Dec 01, 2006 ... A WOMAN claimed that she was sexually harassed and groped in hercar at a car park in Petaling Jaya on Monday. Regina (not her real name), a 29-year-old training and servicequality executive from Klang, claimed that she was molested when shewas about to collect her car at the Taman ...
Ng's looking pretty good
Dec 01, 2006 ... "IT was my close friend who wanted to take part in the hitz.fmFergalicious Dutchess Hunt," said Jacqueline Ng. "I was only there toaccompany her." Now both friends are in the finals. "I was shocked to find out that I was chosen as a finalist.Honestly, I'm not sure what the ...
Carien's in shock
Dec 01, 2006 ... WHEN Carien Christiani Natalia went for an audition of the hitz.fmFergalicious Dutchess Hunt, it never crossed her mind that she wouldbe chosen as a finalist. She was shocked when she received a call saying she'd made it tothe top ten. "I'm still shocked. I didn't expect it ...
Zainal blows folk music's horn
Dec 01, 2006; ... IF you think singer Zainal Abidin is happy with what he hasachieved during his illustrious 20-year career, think again. The singer who put Malaysian music on the international map withhis brand of East-meets-West fusion is busy with his next mission -creating awareness about the ...
Craft with a heart
Dec 01, 2006; ... AMONG the Christmas bazaars being organised all over the KlangValley this yuletide season, there's one with a huge difference andit's happening at home; the home of the Lawrences in Taman Ehsan,Kepong, from 10am to 6pm, this Sunday. The differences are many: * the bazaar is ...
Robbers get away with RM25,000
Dec 01, 2006; ... A WOMAN lost RM25,000 to robbers yesterday while she went torepair her shoes. In the incident, the 26-year-old woman, who had earlier withdrawnthe money from a nearby bank, placed the bag in a compartment nearthe gear box. The car, with her male friend inside, was parked ...
Newborn found with split skull
Dec 01, 2006; ... A SWEEPER was shocked to find the body of a newborn baby in agarbage bag yesterday. Roshayati Tambi Ahmad, 44, was sweeping the ground floor of PPRPerumahan Awam Jalan Pudu Ulu, Cheras, at 7.15am when she spotted ablack bag at the car park at Block B. She picked up the bag ...
Workshop taps orphans' creativity
Dec 01, 2006; ... NUR Shairah Hamzah loves to draw and was excited to be part of acreative workshop organised by Limkokwing University College ofCreative Technology. "I'm having a lot of fun! I love drawing pictures of people andanimals during my free time. Now I'm going to draw a picture of ...
Buskers in KL
Dec 01, 2006 ... MORE than 20 veteran buskers from all over the world will get achance to show off their skills at the Carlsberg Buskers Street Partyon Dec 8 and 9. The buskers from Australia, Canada, Mexico, USA, Netherlands,Japan, New Zealand and others, will lend a festive air to the ...
Sign up now!
Dec 01, 2006 ... KEEP it coming folks! The closing date for The Malay Mail Big Walk 2006 is around thecorner, so send in your entries quick. Participants can expect good fun, healthy competition, fantasticgifts and prizes. You can also look forward to the traditional goodie bag and ...
Mano-e mano-rail
Dec 01, 2006 ... ONE can only claim to truly know a place once the many nuances ofit's character has been explored first-hand. To holistically appealto the senses - and allow for the emotional insights that follow -gives life and flavour to what would otherwise be a cursory andfleeting experience. One ...
The streets are alive with music and mirth!
Dec 01, 2006; ... WHAT do Robin Williams, Rod Steward and Dolly Parton have incommon? No, we're not talking about their star status. These famousshowbiz names started off their entertainment career as buskers. It'shard to imagine, isn't it, considering that busking is sometimes seenas the lowest rung of ...
Sticker Situations
Dec 01, 2006 ... STICKERS, labels and tapes with pressure-sensitive adhesives canoften be peeled off. The `thumb-roll' treatment, however, might notbe so useful against adhesives that are old or have been exposed tohigh temperatures or humidity. The next removal procedure however will depend on the ...
Dis-armin and dangerous
Dec 01, 2006; ... THERE are plenty of remarkable DJs but Dutch trance superstar andDJ Mag's world No. 2, Armin Van Buuren is in a class of his own. Inhis third appearance at Zouk KL in as many years, Armin was anunstoppable musical force as he took the capacity crowd on a trancevoyage like none other ....
Get groovin at
Dec 01, 2006 ... PENANG ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL Showtime: Nov 30 to Dec 3, RM40 per night (main stageperformances), Various venues in Penang, visit www.penangjazz.com fordetails. The 3rd edition of The Penang Island Jazz Festival promises toshowcase a quality repertoire of local and ...
Nieswandt-ed, dead or alive
Dec 01, 2006 ... GERMAN DJ, music producer, lecturer and author Hans Nieswandt hasworked for more than 20 years in various facets of the electronicdance music scene. He has produced records both as a solo artist andfor Projekt Whirlpool Productions. His book, Disko Ramallah, waspublished by Kiepenheuer & ...
To haggle or not to haggle
Dec 01, 2006; ... IT will be worth the effort to bargain over your hotel pricesanywhere in the world when you travel, including the United States.Naturally, the effectiveness of your haggling will vary according toseason. Haggling over rooms is rather pointless during festivals,public events or tourist ...
The Don of Domodossola
Dec 01, 2006; ... AMONG the Europeans, Italians count as the most emotional of themall. The effort and passion that they put into whatever they want -be it their language, food, fashion, football or the arts - make themworthy of respect and attention. Chef Stefano Maccagno is noexception. "I like ...
Wonders of the week!
Dec 01, 2006; ... FROM faces & places to foods & fetes, we present this week'sindulgence Promotion Weekend Treats Novotel Hydro Majestic KL Contact: 03-2147 0888 The hotel's f&b outlet, The Square, is offering jaded citydwellers a choice of two refreshing weekend treats: ...
Long wait to upgrade phone line
Dec 01, 2006; ... FEARING that he could not afford a huge bill, MOSQUILL decided tosubscribe to TM's fixed phone line but minus the outgoing callservice. Six months later, MOSQUILL found that the bill was not as high anddecided to upgrade the subscription to include the outgoing ...
Orphans launch Advent Calendar
Dec 01, 2006; ... HO! Ho! Ho! The Christmas spirit is in the air at the Bangsar Shopping Centre. In conjunction with the festivities, BSC yesterday launched itssignature 'Advent Calendar'. It was officiated by Ashwani Chandraseger, 10, one of 32 orphansfrom Ozanam House, Petaling Jaya, ...
Parked cars blocking traffic
Dec 01, 2006; ... BRANDON LEE, of Petaling Jaya, is upset with the jockey service atthe Horizon Club, next to the Fresh Unique Seafood restaurant. He says non-club patrons have to pay RM4 but club-goers are notcharged and the cars are parked on Jalan Kemajuan. "I wonder if it is legal. This is a ...
Outlet forgot to hold party
Dec 01, 2006; ... IT was supposed to be a joyous occasion for JESSICA and herdaughter Carmen. But Carmen's eighth birthday celebration on Nov 25was called off when the management of the restaurant where the partywas to take place did not make the necessary preparations. JESSICA says she confirmed ...
Car pooling answer to traffic congestion
Dec 01, 2006; ... DEAR Editor, THE traffic congestion in the Klang Valley has reached ludicrouslevels. Although I sound like a broken record, nevertheless, someone mustspeak up on the subject. Every day, thousands of commuters in the Klang Valley get up extraearly so they can reach ...
Product promo versus art form
Dec 01, 2006; ... THERE are a few things that I still don't understand about the waythe Malaysian music industry works. One is the way albums are being promoted. From what I know, before an artiste releases an album, a series ofpromotional activities would be in the air about a month before ...
Do councillors benefit the people?
Dec 01, 2006; ... DEAR Editor, THE councillors of Klang Municipal Council have been sworn in andlooks like everything went well. But seriously, I wonder what do these councillors do for thepeople in their districts? Has anyone seen them coming to areas under their jurisdiction toask ...
Confer Nicol a datukship
Dec 01, 2006; ... DEAR Editor, MY name is A.R Mahmud and I am an avid squash fan. I used to stay in Kuala Lumpur, and am still an avid reader ofyour paper despite living in Ipoh. I am glad the paper has dedicated a full page for readers to writein, and I'm sending this e-mail to express ...
Joy for Johari
Dec 01, 2006 ... JOHARI NOOR posted 38 points to emerge champion in the Medal Acategory of the third round of the MasterCard ntv7 Platinum GolfMasters 2006 at the Palm Garden Golf Club yesterday. The champion for the Medal B category was Captain Noorihan Hadi. With a ...
Yuzy seeks more thrills
Dec 01, 2006; ... DEBUTANTS Yuzy Racing Team have big dreams. While their journey in the Petronas Sprinta AAM Malaysian Cub Prixwill come to an end in the season finale at the Pasir Gudang circuitin Johor this weekend, team principal Shahrol Yuzy Ahmad Zainibelieves they will have a more `productive ...
Tough for Robani and Che Azrol
Dec 01, 2006; ... FOR weightlifter Che Azrol Che Mat and hurdler Mohd Robani Hassan,their aim in Doha is as easy as A,B, C. But to accomplish it, well, that's a different matter altogether. What they seek in Doha is a personal best. A medal will be abonus. After all, you can't aim for ...
One shot for glory
Dec 01, 2006 ... AFTER years of hard work, constant pressure and survivinginjuries, the 15th Asian Games boils down to just one final race, onefinal jump, hop and leap for glory for the nation's track and fieldquartet. As of yesterday, the final on Dec 10 beckons for Noraseela MohdKhalid (women's ...
Golden harvest beckons
Dec 01, 2006; ... PLEASE, delete the Malaysian football team's 3-1 defeat to Omanout of the system. Or let's cut and paste it somewhere else for afleeting moment. Let's move on to the next page. Let's avoid the domino effect.Before it's too late. This is the challenge awaiting the Malaysian ...
Let's discover treasures in Doha
Dec 01, 2006; ... SO, which is it going to be? An Arabian fantasy or is our 231-strong contingent - the nation's biggest ever in the Asiad - ready toroar like a tiger across the desert? A tiger's roar has the power to paralyse listeners, including preyanimals and even humans. Certainly, anyone ...
Real-ity is winning's all that matters
Dec 01, 2006 ... HOLA! REAL Madrid are getting results of late despite failing to producethat entre-tenido (entertaining) display which has always been theirhallmark. A good example was in the hard-earned but crucial 1-0 away winover Valencia at the Mestalla last weekend. Valencia ...
Benitez: Pennant will definitely come good
Dec 01, 2006 ... LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez has backed troubled winger JermainePennant after he was booed by fans at Anfield in the 0-0 draw withPortsmouth on Wednesday. Pennant has suffered a dive in form and has yet to score for hisnew club. Benitez's frustrations threatened to boil over ...
Stop Arsene around
Dec 01, 2006 ... ARSENAL are in the doldrums right now. Despite this, out of allthe teams in the Premiership, I'd be quite happy to pay to watchthem. Sadly though, for all their finesse and guile, they have lost thebelief in themselves, and have lost their winning ways along withtheir old ...
Gunners at standstill with classy game
Dec 01, 2006; ... SATURDAY Arsenal v Tottenham 0:3/4 (Live, ESPN, 8.40pm) THE Gunners' rested first-choice players, including Thierry Henryand Cesc Fabregas, will be back in the fray. Tottenham's Jermaine Defoe, subject of much transfer talk of late,should play a key role ....
Jose stays confident
Dec 01, 2006 ... JOSE MOURINHO boldly predicted Chelsea will soon overtakeManchester United in the Premiership after watching his side win 1-0at Bolton on Wednesday. The winner was scored by midfielder Michael Ballack who headed inFrank Lampard's left-wing corner into the net in first-half ...
Gunners loss doesn't trouble Wenger
Dec 01, 2006 ... ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger stopped short of conceding thePremiership title was over for his side following their 2-1 defeat atFulham on Wednesday. Arsenal trail leaders Manchester United by 16 points following thehot-tempered London derby at Craven Cottage which saw ...
Ferguson is in dreamland
Dec 01, 2006 ... ALEX FERGUSON is convinced his current Manchester United side ison the verge of greatness in their bid to reclaim the Premiershipcrown. After winning eight league titles during his time at Old Trafford,Ferguson is carefully crafting a new team he hopes will deliver ...
King out to rule Emirates
Dec 01, 2006 ... WHILE Tottenham boast some of the Premiership's most excitingmatchwinners in Dimitar Berbatov, Jermaine Defoe and Aaron Lennon,one of their unsung heroes could turn out to be the hero at theEmirates tomorrow. As Spurs brace for Arsenal in their glamorous north London ...
Civil servants must stand firm
Dec 04, 2006; ... DEAR Editor I WAS saddened by what had happened to Klang Municipal Council(MPK) health director Dr Nasruddin Aspan, who was attacked by severalassailants last week. It was unfortunate for him to undergo such a traumatic experience. I can empathise with him when he said ...
Don't give in to intimidation
Dec 04, 2006; ... DEAR Editor, I HOPE Dr Nasruddin Aspan will read this letter. The Klang Municipal Council's health and licensing director mustnot resign as this would mean giving in to the perpetrators. We should not let them have the last laugh, just because there aresome evil people ...
Apartment in need of restoration
Dec 04, 2006; ... IMAGINE living in an apartment with cracked walls, leaking roofand a faulty air-conditioner. This is what CHEW LING from Bandar Sunway had to endure for thepast six months. "I thought the leak was coming from my neighbour's toiletupstairs, but when I asked the couple, they ...
Grandma's sad, lonely farewell
Dec 04, 2006; ... WONG Yuen Khye, 65, cut a forlorn figure as she arrived atHospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Cheras to claim the bodiesof her grandsons yesterday. Through what must have been a heart-breaking experience, thepaternal grandmother of the three brothers poisoned to death by ...
Teen robber allowed to sit for SPM exam
Dec 04, 2006; ... WHILE many his age were at home studying for the Sijil PelajaranMalaysia examination this week, he was out on the streets and up tono good. And it proved to be a bad choice as the 17-year-old Form Fivestudent of a secondary school in Petaling Jaya, was arrested forrobbery ...
Tamil-speaking cops outsmart robbers
Dec 04, 2006; ... A SUSPECTED robber thought he was being smart when he hurled nastywords in Tamil to two policemen when confronted on Friday. Little did he know that one of the policemen spoke fluent Tamil. To make matters worse, the drunken suspect had allegedly shoutedin Tamil to an ...
Victim: Rings were of sentimental value
Dec 04, 2006 ... ROBBERY victim, Norjuliana Md Jusoh, 26, (picture) is sad that herengagement and wedding rings, which she lost during a robbery onSunday, may never be recovered. "They were not expensive but have sentimental value for me," saidNorjuliana. The rings were kept in her handbag ...
Rocker wins Mentor
Dec 04, 2006; ... SEASON 2 of Mentor ended last night and as expected, 24-year-oldSabahan, Mohd Firdaus Abdul Halim (Fiq), protege of rocker AmySearch, was the winner scooping 119.3 points. The jury awarded him 81 points and the rest came from his fans whovoted through SMS. Fiq, who sang Tiada ...
Energise your way to health
Dec 04, 2006; ... IMAGINE your body burning between 600 and 900 calories daily atthe press of a button. It is claimed that a 30-minute session inside the Zazen FIR (far-infrared) Thermal System daily could provide similar health benefitsderived from rowing at peak effort or running six to nine ...
New headache for the authorities
Dec 04, 2006; ... `CHEAP viagra ... delivered right to your doorstep.' Any Malaysian with an e-mail account would have had thedispleasure of receiving e-mail with such headings or similar ones intheir inbox. Most of us would normally mark it as spam and banish it to thetrash folder, never to ...