The Malay Mail back issues from February 2007:
Upset with leaking batteries
Feb 01, 2007; ... TAN is losing faith in Energizer products as the batteries alwaysleak. He says he lodged a complaint with Energizer previously and had acouple of batteries replaced by the company. "But I am still facing the same problem and three of mytorchlights are damaged because of ...
Unique Thaipusam
Feb 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, THAIPUSAM never fails to keep me captivated, especially thecommitment shown by the devotees. Although I'm not a Hindu, I have always felt we Malaysians areprivileged to be exposed to the festivals of those from differentethnic backgrounds. It speaks ...
Take time to beat stress
Feb 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, I WASN'T surprised when I read the report on KL folk beingstressed out. Just look at what the average person in the city has to face everyday. For most of us, a normal working day means endless traffic jamsand long hours at the office. Many ...
Pregnant woman jailed
Feb 01, 2007 ... A HEAVILY pregnant woman was sentenced to one day's jail and finedRM600 for stealing from a supermarket in Cheras. Shahrina Ahmad Shah, 26, from Cheras, was accused of stealing 26items, among them a deodorant, T-shirt, nursing ...
Crane driver claims trial to sexual offences
Feb 01, 2007 ... A CRANE driver was charged at the Klang Sessions Court yesterdaywith molesting his two daughters, aged eight and 12. He was also alleged to have forced his 12-year-old daughter toperform oral sex on him at their house in Kapar, Klang. The 52-year-old man claimed trial to three ...
No birth cert after five years
Feb 01, 2007; ... HER husband is in jail and she has been trying for months to get abirth certificate for her five-year-old daughter. Norismaliza Jamaluddin, 24, of Cheras, had visited the NationalRegistration office in Maju Junction numerous times to get herdaughter's birth registered but it could ...
Five charged with trafficking
Feb 01, 2007 ... FIVE Indonesians were charged yesterday with trafficking awhopping 90kg of cannabis with a street value of RM126,000. Labourer Sofyan Abdullah, 33, unemployed Azahari Mohd Nor, 25,store assistant Fitriadi Lutan, 28, unemployed Muhammad Faiz, 31, andgrocery store owner Usman ...
Boyfriend nabbed
Feb 01, 2007; ... POLICE have arrested the boyfriend of a 16-year-old girl who wentmissing from her home in Muar, Johor, on Jan 11. The girl, Ng Pui Leng, had allegedly disappeared from home afterbefriending a man, known as Low, during on-line chat sessions. However, after papers highlighted her ...
S'gor MB to sweep up errant councils
Feb 01, 2007; ... LOCAL councils in Selangor have been told countless times byMenteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo to `clean up their act'.Yesterday, however, he meant it literally. He said local councils which do not perform according toexpectations will be presented with brooms. This, ...
Family upset with media reports
Feb 01, 2007; ... "PLEASE have some sympathy for my sister." That's the plea of 40-year-old Rosita Abdul Kadir, the step-sister of Saliha Salleh whose decomposed body was found in thebathroom of her house in Lestari Perdana in Seri Kembangan onTuesday. Rosita is upset with the inaccurate media ...
RM200,000 fake Proton goods seized
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry seized more thanRM200,000 worth of imitation vehicle spare parts under the Protonbrand at a shop in Taman Ehsan, Kepong, last Thursday. The products seized ranged from transmission oil, oil filter,clutch plates, absorbers, spark ...
Sawmill razed in morning fire
Feb 01, 2007 ... A SAWMILL in Balakong Jaya was razed in an early morning fire inBalakong Jaya yesterday. In the 3am incident, the mill's security guard, who was stationedat the front gate, spotted the blaze and immediately sought help. The Fire and Rescue Department was alerted 15 minutes ...
Residents edgy over stink
Feb 01, 2007; ... AN unbearable stench woke residents of Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya,early yesterday. In the 12.30am incident, 70 residents of Flat Medan Indah in TamanMedan, were ordered to leave their homes after they claimed to smellammonia coming from the ice factory behind their ...
New mum raped in playground
Feb 01, 2007 ... A 20-YEAR-OLD woman, who had given birth two weeks ago, was rapedby two men at a playground in Bandar Puteri, Puchong, on Saturday. The victim, a housewife, claimed the suspects abducted her in KotaDamansara and took her to Puchong and raped her for two hours. They also robbed ...
Police blitz nets 60
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE second day of Ops Bersepadu saw police detain 61 suspects forvarious offences. The large-scale operations, which began at 8pm, saw more than 200police personnel from Kuala Lumpur police headquarters and Sentulputting up roadblocks in various parts of the city. The ...
Tan's gunning for pesky boars
Feb 01, 2007 ... THE hunter, who volunteered to rid Bukit Antarabangsa of wildboars, has gathered a group of friends to join him in the hunt. Tan told The Malay Mail yesterday that his group would gun downthe boars after getting approvals from the authorities. "My friends and I can't wait to ...
Windows Vista here on Saturday
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE largest product launch ever over the last decade will takeplace on Saturday. Malaysian tech geeks and the corporate world are waiting for theintroduction of Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system,which will hit our shores on Saturday, together with the ...
On course for a new identity
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuancelebrate the 33rd Federal Territory Day today. After three decades,Federal Territory Minister Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique is trying to re-brand and promote a new identity for the Federal Territories. Zulhasnan speaks to ...
Flags for buses and cabbies
Feb 01, 2007 ... FROM today, taxis and buses in Kuala Lumpur can be spotted withFederal Territories mini flags. Yesterday, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Wira AbuSeman Yusop gave away the flags to cabbies and bus drivers in frontof City Hall headquarters. Representatives of Taxi ...
Public informed of alternative routes
Feb 01, 2007 ... THE Federal Territories Ministry insisted City Hall has done itsbest to disseminate information on road closures for the full-dressrehearsal of the Federal Territory Day parade on Tuesday. Its public relations officer, Ali Zulfakar Zainal Abidin, said aPress release issued on Jan ...
150,000-strong procession
Feb 01, 2007 ... IT was a sight to behold. More than 150,000 people, includingtourists, walked down the streets of Kuala Lumpur to accompany asilver chariot procession to Batu Caves yesterday. The procession started at 12.10am from Sri Maha Mariamman Templein Jalan Tun H.S. Lee and reached the Sri ...
Clean VE shrug off drug taint
Feb 01, 2007; ... EVER since rumours that several members of R&B vocal group VE(Voices of Euphonious) were arrested for drug abuse, the group hashad to contend with an aura of negativity surrounding them. And they're sick of it. "For the last time, it wasn't us," said its member, ...
Who wants to be a TV presenter?
Feb 01, 2007; ... CAN you hold on a topic and keep it interesting enough for peopleto not only to pay attention, but also get excited about it, then thebroadcasting industry might prove to be your calling. TV3's popular women's magazine programme Nona is looking for afresh face to anchor the show's ...
Aunty Mable's feeling good
Feb 01, 2007; ... WHO would name a band after a neighbour? Klang-based old schoolrock quintet Aunty Mable that's who. "Aunty Mable is our neighbour. Since all five of us were like theneighbourhood pranksters, she'd be the one who would go to our mumsand complain about how naughty we were," said lead ...
Worker falls to his death
Feb 01, 2007; ... BARELY a year after management consultant Dr Liew Boon Horng waskilled when a cement mould fell on his car near Plaza Damas in SriHartamas, another accident occurred at the site yesterday. This time, an Indonesian construction worker fell to his deathfrom the 23rd floor of one of ...
Store assistant killed in accident
Feb 01, 2007 ... A STORE assistant, who was on his way to work, was killed in anaccident involving a taxi on Jalan Klang Lama yesterday. In the 9am incident, Mohd Azri Rahaman, 20, died on the spot fromhead and body injuries. His body was found trapped beneath the taxi's ...
Community art awards up for grabs
Feb 01, 2007; ... GOOD news for organisations and individuals running localcommunity arts projects and arts education projects. For the second year running, British Council will sponsor prizesfor the Best Community Arts or Arts Education category in the BOHCameronian Awards, or the Cammys. The ...
Bosses not to blame, says MEF
Feb 01, 2007; ... STRICT and task-driven bosses should not be blamed for stressedout employees, especially in a competitive environment like KualaLumpur. Malaysian Employers Federation executive director ShamsuddinBardan said this when commenting on a survey by Synovate Media Atlas,which showed ...
New road to ease LDP jam
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE notorious jam along a major stretch of the Damansara-PuchongHighway will be eased if a proposed access road comes to reality. The matter is being discussed between Petaling Jaya City Counciland LDP concessionaire Lingkaran Trans Kota Sdn Bhd, said PetalingJaya Datuk Bandar ...
I need a hiro
Feb 01, 2007; ... MOST of us dream of having super powers. There's not a singleyoung boy out there - and probably a sizable proportion of the youngladies too - who had not fantasised about flying like Superman,swinging the city blocks like Spider-Man or making tons of money likeCicak-Man. What ...
Copying or just being inspired by?
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE past week has been the most eventful in months with so manytopics to bounce about that we don't really know where to begin. The biggest has to be the claims of plagiarism when the song,Secebis Harapan, written by Zulkifli Mahat, and performed by Nora atthe recent 21st Anugerah ...
Do you have a belly button?
Feb 01, 2007; ... YOU wake up one day all messy (but still gorgeous) in a forest,and upon selfexamination, discover that you don't have a bellybutton! Good heavens, what do you do? You've, like, lost THE mostimportant part of your body! How would you follow today's trend andpierce your belly button, now? ...
Running with the wolves
Feb 01, 2007; ... AFTER achieving box office success with vampires and werewolves,the creators of Underworld bring us another fantasy flick wherewerewolves take centre-stage. In Blood and Chocolate, the werewolvescollectively go by the name Loup Garoux. More often than not, dark mythical figures ...
No diamond life
Feb 01, 2007; ... Blood Diamond Director: Edward Zwick Cast: Leonardo Dicaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou IT'S no exaggeration to predict that Zwick's gripping portrayal ofillegal diamond trading in Africa will make certain folks,particularly diamond owners, rather ...
(Like a cross between ... )
Feb 01, 2007; ... Pathfinder Director: Marcus Nispel Cast: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, JayTavare LIKE a cross between Apocalypto and The Last Of The Mohicans,Pathfinder depicts the bloody destruction of a civilisation from thepoint of view of that lone ...
Movie murmurs
Feb 01, 2007; ... Epic box office record AND you thought that dumb movies don't do well. Epic Movie openedat No. 1 at the weekend box office in North America, commanding avery credible US$19.2 million (RM67.2 million) since opening lastFriday. The film, which pokes fun at a vast selection of movies ...
When it is not better to be friends
Feb 01, 2007; ... IN Jingle Ma's new movie, the common wish of `happy birthday'becomes a mantra for love denied. Happy Birthday is Ma's long awaited return to directing afterhaving taken a break after scoring massive success with Fly Me ToPolaris. It stars award-winning Taiwanese actress Rene ...
Music lover's best friend
Feb 01, 2007; ... Diamonds II Various artists (universal music) ON first glance, this is a rather remarkable collection. Afterall, where else can you find Chicago rubbing shoulders with Take Thatand Simon & Garfunkel? Kind of like mixing tempoyak, char kwai teowand ...
Grooves bytes
Feb 01, 2007 ... Al Green Definitive Greatest Hits (capitol/import) HE may have released a couple of Best Of compilation before butDefinitive Greatest Hits is arguably the one only that lives up toits title. In short, this compilation truly captures the essence ofthe first and the ...
Irked by long wait to repair iron
Feb 01, 2007; ... TWO months to repair an iron is a long time, says RAMA RAO, ofRawang. RAMA is disappointed with an electrical shop in Rawang for takingsuch a long time to repair his Panasonic iron. "I sent the iron to the shop in November but have yet to get itback," he says. "I ...
Double hole in the heart child needs RM28,000
Feb 01, 2007; ... AT a glance, two-year-old Nurul Ain Nasreen Khairul Nizam lookslike any other child. But the bubbly toddler was diagnosed with two holes in her heartcalled Ventricular Septal Defect and Atrial Septal Defect when shewas barely four months old. Her parents had rigidly followed ...
No response to water cut complaint
Feb 01, 2007; ... AHMAD, of Shah Alam, is upset because there's a problem with watersupply in his housing area. "We pay our water bills. We did not expect a new housing area tohave such problems," he says. He called Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd to complain andstaff only turned up two ...
Puzzled by seizure of m-cycle keys
Feb 01, 2007; ... HASRUL NIZAM, from Segambut, is puzzled as to why police officersconfiscate motorcycle keys during roadblocks. "It's risky for them to do that," he says. "It can cause accident as the machine would stop when the ignitionkey is pulled out and the vehicle behind might ram into ...
Stay away from loan sharks
Feb 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, I FULLY support the proposal by the police to arrest people whoborrow from Ah Longs. This should be strictly enforced to teach the public to stay awayfrom loan sharks. Ah Longs are ruthless when collecting payment, so people shouldknow better than to ...
Poor facilities at private university
Feb 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, I AM referring to the letter by Virshani Nayagam, of Shah Alam, inThe Malay Mail on Tuesday expressing her views on the poor facilitiesat a private university. We would like to advise Virshani to contact the Ministry of ...
To holiday or not to holiday
Feb 01, 2007; ... TODAY is Federal Territory Day. Today is also the day when our Hindu friends celebrate Thaipusam. And yes, tomorrow is also a public holiday for all of us. As I am typing this, my friends and I are imagining what to do onthis much awaited public holiday ....
One bus too many
Feb 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, I LIVE in Taman Sri Segambut and commute to work in DamansaraHeights. Under the new system, I have to board Route 63 bus from my placeand get down at 3rd mile Jalan Ipoh and hop on to another bus toJalan Pekeliling. At Jalan Pekeliling, I have to board ...
Alex-friendly track
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE Eastern Creek raceway in Sydney, venue of the seventh A1GPthis weekend, seems a `friendly' track to Alex Yoong. He didn't take long to adapt to it in last year's Australian racewhere A1 Team Malaysia finished eighth and fifth in the Sprint andFeature races ...
TWMR to promote Asian GP
Feb 01, 2007 ... TWO WHEELS MOTOR RACING (TWMR) Sdn Bhd have renewed a four-yearcontract with the Asian Motorcycling Union (UAM), confirming TWMR asthe race promoters of the Asian GP from 2007 to 2010. Ron Hogg, Promotions Director of Two Wheels Motor Racing, however,said the position as race ...
KLFA's ala Bollywood
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE drama which is unfolding at the KL Football Association (KLFA)beats any Bollywood flick. Two days ago, it was learnt that current secretary general Goh AhChai would be `promoted' as the new vice-president while formerdeputy secretary Rahim Haroon would take over as ...
Thongchai in his element
Feb 01, 2007 ... THAI golfer Thongchai Jaidee (right) just loves competing inMalaysia which he says feels like his `second home'. "I feel most comfortable playing here. Somehow, it just feelseasier competing here," said the 37-year-old Thongchai. The two-time Asian Tour No 1 boasts an ...
Li Mao signs out via e-mail
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE man who was supposed to take Malaysian singles to a higherplane has given up on the idea, just a year before the Olympic Gamesis staged in his homeland. Stern-faced Li Mao - in charge of the singles section sinceJanuary 2005 - has indicated to the BA of Malaysia (BAM) that he ...
The Rabbit will hop anywhere
Feb 01, 2007 ... BARCELONA in-form striker Javier Saviola or El Conejo (therabbit), in a new development, admits he is in talks with Italiangiants Juventus over a pre-contract agreement. The Argentina international is off contract in June and was tomeet with Barca officials yesterday to discuss a ...
Striker in for a hot reception at Milan
Feb 01, 2007 ... NEW AC Milan signing Ronaldo has fired a broadside at Real Madridmanager Fabio Capello. The Brazilian striker penned an 18-month deal with Milanyesterday. "After four and a half years with Real, an important challengeawaits me with the Milan jersey and I intend to win for ...
Sheva: Ronaldo the right replacement for me
Feb 01, 2007 ... CHELSEA striker Andriy Shevchenko says Ronaldo will prove a hugesuccess at AC Milan. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani yesterday declared his newBrazilian signing as the perfect replacement for Shevchenko. And Shevchenko agrees. "Ronaldo is a great player, he has ...
Pulses Racing for Messi
Feb 01, 2007 ... ARGENTINE whizkid Lionel Messi (pic) could make a sensationalreturn for champions Barcelona against Racing Santander next week. The 19-year-old midfield ace is flying back to Spain later thisweek after fully recovering from a foot injury and admits he's`desperate to play' ...
Atletico stop for Caceras
Feb 01, 2007 ... ATLETICO MADRID are poised to land young and exciting Uruguayandefender Martin Caceres (No3). The Defensor stopper was a star with the Uruguay U-20 side at lastmonth's South American championships in Paraguay and attractedinterest from giants Juventus and Arsenal as ...
Deco gives peace a chance
Feb 01, 2007 ... BARCELONA midfi elder Deco refused to enter a war of words withteammate Edmilson over the players' night-time activities. The Portugal international remains upset over the treatment hereceived earlier last month after he arrived late for winter trainingfollowing the three-week ...
Lennon in full flight
Feb 01, 2007; ... TOTTENHAM'S 19-year-old winger Aaron Lennon has been in sparklingform of late after recovering from an injury. Lennon has the kind of pace which often leaves his markers chasinghis shadow along the flanks as he creates openings for his team-mates. I feel he is the best ...
Spurs eye Celta's Nene
Feb 01, 2007 ... TOTTENHAM hope to clinch a swap deal for Celta Vigo winger Nene(pic). The Mirror say Spurs boss Martin Jol has set up a deal to loanMido to the Spanish club with their Brazilian winger Nene - real nameAnderson Luiz de Carvalho - going in the opposite direction. Nene will ...
Aghahowa can be Paul's Jewell
Feb 01, 2007 ... READING 3 WIGAN 2 WIGAN manager Paul Jewell hopes striker Julius Aghahowa can halthis side's slide towards the drop zone after Tuesday's 3-2 defeat atReading. Only the equally-inept form of West Ham, who lost at home toLiverpool, is preventing the Latics from slipping into ...
Woodgate and Jones deny Pompey
Feb 01, 2007 ... PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp is not satisfied with his side'spoint from their 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough after they missed thechance to go fifth in the table as Jonathan Woodgate and reservegoalkeeper Brad Jones served notice of their international ambitionsin the Boro ...
Crouch: Reds must not let up
Feb 01, 2007 ... WEST HAM 1 LIVERPOOL 2 LIVERPOOL striker Peter Crouch urged the Reds to maintain theircurrent form and hope their title rivals drop points. Crouch celebrated his 26th birthday in style with a goal inLiverpool's 2-1 win at West Ham on Tuesday. Dirk Kuyt and Crouch scored ...
Johnson can sweeten Toffees
Feb 01, 2007 ... FORMER Everton manager Howard Kendall believes a fit AndrewJohnson could be the key to Saturday's Merseyside derby at Anfield. Johnson caused Liverpool huge problems last September when Evertonbeat their neighbours 3-0 at Goodison Park with the England strikerscoring twice ....
Maloney to Shaun-t Celtic
Feb 01, 2007 ... CELTIC striker Shaun Maloney has reportedly agreed to join AstonVilla on a pre-contract agreement though the deal may yet go throughearly. Reports from Scotland stated that Maloney has agreed a pre-contract deal with Villa to link up again with his former boss ...