The Malay Mail back issues from March 2007:
Gate painted with wrong colour
Mar 01, 2007; ... MANSOOR, of Taman Melawati, is seeing red for having to payBintang Star Painting Services for a wrongly painted house gate. "I picked the colour orange for the gate. But after it was dry, itbecame brick red. Although it looks similar, I don't like it," saysMANSOOR, adding that he ...
`She was happy and healthy'
Mar 01, 2007; ... NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD Prema Elenchelian was a quiet and obedient girl.Her family was initially worried for her when she had to report forNational Service training at the Kirana Beach Resort in Pasir Puteh,Kelantan, on Jan 1. She had never left home before. But the family's fears, it ...
`Would it have made any difference?'
Mar 01, 2007; ... "WOULD it have made a difference if I had spoken to the managementof the club?" So said Julia (not her real name) on why she did not approach themanagement of Cynna when she was denied entry into the club lastSaturday night on the grounds that she was a `tomboy'. When ...
Apologise and review policy
Mar 01, 2007 ... APOLOGISE and review your policy! This is what several quarters want the management of entertainmentoutlet Cynna to do, following revelation that it had denied entry totomboys, gays and transvestite. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) co-ordinator S. Arutchelvan said itwas only ...
The race is on
Mar 01, 2007 ... THE good old days are back ... The Biggie has brought only fond memories to participants andspectators who have been following the walk since the early 1960s. We are bringing back the Biggie this year, hoping the presentgeneration will relive the fun back then. The race ...
Man leaps off flyover to avoid arrest
Mar 01, 2007; ... A MAN leapt off a flyover in a desperate bid to escape police inPutra Heights last week. However, the 30-year-old sundry shop assistant broke several ribsand landed himself in hospital for a week, instead. And, of course,the police nabbed him. Subang Jaya police chief ...
Copper worth RM1m carted off
Mar 01, 2007 ... ROBBERS carted off 20 tonnes of copper worth more than RM1 millionfrom a lorry trailer they hijacked in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, yesterday. The lorry driver and attendant were also not spared - they wererobbed of RM1,250 and taken on a two-hour terror ride before ...
Couple says story ends here
Mar 01, 2007; ... "LET it be known that the Ajai and Nurul story (divorcespeculation) ends here." So said singer Nurul after she and her ex-husband, composer Ajai,vaildated their divorce at the Petaling Jaya Syariah court yesterday. Met outside the courthouse, Nurul, 30, said everything ...
Ajai and Nurul divorce final
Mar 01, 2007; ... IT'S officially over. The 11-year-old marriage of celebrity couple, singer Nurul andcomposer Ajai, came to an end at the Petaling Jaya Syariah Courtyesterday. Clad in a green flowery baju kurung and white tudung, Nurul orNoorul Huda Abdul Wahab, 30, appeared calm throughout ...
Greeting cards not printed
Mar 01, 2007; ... SENDING out greeting cards to her clients is something MARIS ofDamansara Jaya never fails to do every festive season. However, for the recent Chinese New Year, she was not able to sendany. MARIS says this was because the Cheras-based printing shop failedto deliver the 500 ...
Audio system damaged by workshop
Mar 01, 2007; ... HASRY, from Puchong, sent his car to a workshop in his housingestate for engine repairs but ended up with a faulty audio system. He says he sent his car to the workshop as it was recommended tohim by his friends. "I was told that their service and workmanship were good, so ...
Billed for missing mags
Mar 01, 2007; ... MILLIE, of Kelana Jaya, is angry after being billed RM90 by hernewspaper vendor for magazines that the latter failed to deliver. She says last December, she asked the vendor to deliver threefashion magazines to her house. "When I did not receive any, I thought he had forgotten ...
Mad about ruined shirt
Mar 01, 2007; ... ANG, of Cheras, is frustrated with Neha Boutique in Pandan Perdanafor not willing to exchange a defective shirt which her daughterbought recently. "My daughter noticed a hole on the shirt after we arrived home,"he says. ANG says when he called the boutique to complain, a ...
A light-weight computer to replace textbooks?
Mar 01, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, THE other day, I read an interesting interview with Microsoft'sBill Gates. One of the things he mentioned was the introduction of a light-weight computer that children can bring to school to replace heavytextbooks. Of course, with the introduction of ...
Bullies at army camp must take the rap
Mar 01, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, EVERYONE knows soldiers sometimes inflict punishment on their ownkind. Who are we to judge them? But the lines are drawn when thirdparties, usually civilians, are involved or the punishment is justpart of a macho culture of a training camp. I am talking ...
Society must care for animals
Mar 01, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, NOT too long ago, the media highlighted the story of Joy, the dogthat was saved from a group of construction workers who abused itseverely because they viewed the animal as haram. Because of the abuse, Joy lost her jaw, preventing her from eatingor drinking ....
Passion, a double-edged sword
Mar 01, 2007; ... "PEOPLE work long hours nowadays and most of the time, they arenot doing the job they like. One day, they will realise that they arenot happy. When that happens, it's usually too late." No, that's not a quote from a philosopher but the words of acelebrity I interviewed a year ...
Linda's no show was `unavoidable'
Mar 01, 2007; ... LINDA Onn's no-show at the recently concluded 79th Annual AcademyAwards was due to "unforeseeable and unavoidable circumstances". That's the official explanation on the Era FM DJ's surpriseabsence at the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, wherethe Oscars was held, ...
Cit-Cat party leaves bitter taste
Mar 01, 2007; ... TV programme host Azwan Ali pulled off his biggest production yet,but it certainly wasn't his Mesra Sokmo Cit-Cat Azwan party whichended last Sunday. It was the after-show drama that grabbed the attention of many. Despite his claim that it was the best Cit Cat party ever, ...
Council lauded over move
Mar 01, 2007; ... THE disabled community was given a boost by Klang MunicipalCouncil, which agreed to provide free parking for the handicapped. Councillor Datuk Dr Teh Kim Poo said this was agreed at MPK'sboard meeting yesterday. He hopes that the move, which takes immediate effect, would ...
Other areas call for similar benefits
Mar 01, 2007; ... THE decision by Klang Municipal Council to allow free parking forthe disabled community has triggered an `avalanche' of sorts. Following the move, residents associations in other areas areclamouring for the same changes to be made in their townships. Bangsar Baru Residents ...
Snack food factory fined for pollution
Mar 01, 2007 ... A SNACK food factory was slapped with a RM50,000 fine by Shah Alamsessions court yesterday for polluting the environment. Keng Ka Food Industries Sdn Bhd in Section U5, Shah Alam, wascharged with discharging excessive amount of effluent into the drainsof Mah Sing Integrated ...
Haunting Inthira
Mar 01, 2007 ... WE talk to Inthira Charoenpura on her singing, her role in AfldinShauki's Sumolah and the nang nak role that still haunts her ... Inthira Charoenpura is a bundle of contradictions. Judging fromher film roles and star status, one would almost expect her to sashayinto an interview, ...
Anything but boar-ing
Mar 01, 2007; ... DO you feel that you only get to enjoy great Chinese flicks duringChinese New Year? Well, no more! This time, peeling the left-overMandarin oranges, and feast your tummy and eyes every Monday as TV3brings in four exciting Chinese movies this March, every Monday at10pm. Your ...
The same difference in all of us
Mar 01, 2007; ... BABEL Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Koji Yakusho,Elle Fanning DON'T be intimidated by the title and the seemingly heavy issuestackled by the director. Anyone should find some meaning or developcertain ...
(Since Infernal Affairs, Hong ... )
Mar 01, 2007; ... THE Protege Director: Derek Yee Cast: Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Zhang Jingchu, Louis Koo, Anita Yuen SINCE Infernal Affairs, Hong Kong gangster flicks take a specificturn from previous works that glorified gangsterism (the Young AndDangerous series). Now, the filmmakers are ...
Movie murmurs
Mar 01, 2007; ... UNHOLYtrinity IT'S the year of the trilogies, folks. Yes, we are all eagerlyawaiting Spider-Man 3, Pirates Of The Carribean: At World's End andShrek The Third - particularly the last one, whose trailer is anabsolute hoot. However, the fact that some movies should be made ...
"What we love"
Mar 01, 2007; ... BENEFITS big beautiful eyes (RM145) MY, what big beautiful eyes you can have with Benefits' new eyecontour kit that can turn anyone into a professional make-up artist!The kit comes packed with an under-eye concealer/primer, an alabasterpink base shadow, cocoa shimmer contour ...
Let's ride!
Mar 01, 2007 ... INJECTING additional buzz into the launch of the widely publicisedand long-awaited film adaptation of Marvel's Ghost Rider comicseveral weeks ago was a massive convoy of 80 bikers who more thanraised eyebrows by riding around the streets of Kuala Lumpur,Petaling Jaya and Seremban in a ...
Jogging tips
Mar 01, 2007 ... JOGGING is a great way to exercise and keep fit. After all,there's nothing easier than lacing up a pair of running shoes andheading outdoors. But jogging is not without risks. A littleknowledge and preparation can go a long way to prevent injuries andaccidents: * Warm up before ...
Peace of mind
Mar 01, 2007; ... THE advent of technology has enabled us to work and communicate inways like never before. However, as we increasingly embrace thedigital world, we open ourselves and our businesses to a growingplethora of threats - viruses, worms, spyware and malicious software -that can harm our ...
MFA: Define fast food
Mar 01, 2007; ... THE Malaysian Franchise Association has demanded that the HealthMinistry specify the types of fast food it plans to ban from beingadvertised in the media. "There's a lot of confusion over the type of fast food theMinistry is talking about," said Malaysian Franchise ...
Aussie found dead in hotel room
Mar 01, 2007; ... AN Australian tourist was found dead in his hotel room in JalanBukit Bintang last night. Webster Patrick Alexander's body was discovered by hotel staff at8pm after they went into his room to check on him. The deceased, 63, was supposed to check out of the hotel at noonbut ...
Making a toss for an auspicious year
Mar 01, 2007; ... YEE Sang means raw fish, but for the Chinese, it is translatedinto liveliness, prosperity and longevity. They believe it will bringluck throughout the year. Yesterday, Bangsar Shopping Centre made a toss for an annual YeeSang celebration at its west wing concourse. "The ...
Damascus debacle
Mar 01, 2007; ... IT was a hat-trick that is likely to douse Malaysia's Olympicflames, yet again. Remember this name - Mohammad Al-Ebrahim. The Syrian striker delivered B. Sathianathan's pre-Olympic boysthe Damascus debacle at Al-Abbassayeen Stadium with a well-taken hat-trick but perhaps ...
Danial dials the right numbers for Perak
Mar 01, 2007; ... PERAK ended TMFC's newly appointed coach Wan Jamak Wan Hassan'spositive start in the Super League after beating the Klang Valleyclub 3-0 at the Petaling Jaya Stadium last night. Perak's hardworking midfielder Danial Fadzly Abdullah was WanJamak's biggest menace, as he assisted in ...
Wheels falling off Barca's cycle
Mar 01, 2007 ... ACE midfielder Kaka is backing AC Milan's pursuit of Barcelona aceand fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho. "All teams live in cycles. I do not know if Barca's will end thisyear, but it will soon happen," said Kaka. "They have been the best in Europe for three years , they'vereached ...
Juan more chance with Argentina
Mar 01, 2007 ... ESTUDIANTES midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron (pic) has revealed hisdelight at being recalled to the Argentina squad after a three-yearabsence. Manager Alfio Basile has included the former Manchester United andInter Milan player in his squad of domestic-based players that willtrain ...
A Ruud awakening for van Nistelrooy
Mar 01, 2007 ... DUTCH striker Ruud van Nistelrooy (pic) is rumoured to be the nextbig player who wants out of Real Madrid. DarioSport newspaper say van Nistelrooy is becoming increasinglyfrustrated with the controversies engulfing Real Madrid off the fieldand is fedup playing in manager's Fabio ...
Only Juan Riquelme for Inter
Mar 01, 2007 ... ITALIAN giants Inter Milan haven't given up hope of landingVillarreal midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme. Inter have made contact with Riquelme's representatives about areturn to Europe at the end of this season. Riquelme is currently on-loan at Boca Juniors from Villarreal,after ...
Valencia try to hijack Bayern deal
Mar 01, 2007 ... VALENCIA sports chief Amedeo Carboni has made a late bid forEstudiantes' exciting midfielder Jose Sosa. Carboni touched down in Buenos Aries on Monday and made hisapproach to the Argentine club, who have agreed a STG7 million(RM46.2 million) fee with Bayern Munich. Sosa, 21, ...
Robinho places English clubs on alert
Mar 01, 2007 ... REAL MADRID are reportedly willing to sell out-of-favour to sellBrazilian winger Robinho for STG12 million (RM79.2 million). Robinho's agent Wagner Ribeiro, who revealed Real turned down anoffer from Arsenal in January are ready to sell the pint-sizedmidfielder. He admitted: ...
Allardyce scofs at reports
Mar 01, 2007 ... BOLTON WANDERERS manager Sam Allardyce has laughed off reportsthat Atletico Madrid intend to offer STG6 million (RM40 million) forhis Senegal international striker El Hadji Diouf (above). Bolton have had no approach but Allardyce is not surprised to hearthat the player he signed ...
Pablo keen on moving to England
Mar 01, 2007 ... SPANISH club Numancia goalkeeper Juan Pablo admits he would bekeen on a move to England after being informed of reported interestfrom Manchester City. Pablo, who has the best goals-against per-game ratio in theSegunda Division this season, is supposedly being monitored by ManCity ...
Southgate salutes players' passion
Mar 01, 2007 ... MIDDLESBROUGH manager Gareth Southgate saluted his players'passion and desire after they beat West Brom on penalties in a FA Cupfifth-round replay on Tuesday. And now Southgate is relishing the prospect of a home quarter-final with Manchester United. Boro earned the right to ...
`Trust my babes'
Mar 01, 2007 ... MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson claims his decision tomake mass changes was vindicated as they survived a FA Cup scare atReading on Tuesday. Ferguson retained only three men from the weekend win over Fulham. Although he was biting his fingernails at the end, Ferguson ...
Barca stars coming to Old Trafford
Mar 01, 2007 ... RONALDINHO (pic) is the latest global star to confirm hisinvolvement in the UEFA Celebration Match at Old Trafford on March13. The two-time FIFA World Player-of-the-Year will be joined byBarcelona team-mates Carles Puyol, Lilian Thuram and GianlucaZambrotta in the Europe XI squad ...
Villa boss denies move for trio
Mar 01, 2007 ... ASTON VILLA boss Martin O'Neill insists Bolton have not made amove for defender Jlloyd Samuel and also denied reports about JuanPablo Angel and Aaron Hughes. Recent reports have linked Colombia striker Angel with Argentinegiants River Plate, Northern Ireland defender Hughes with ...
FIFA offer RM6.7m to Toon for Owen
Mar 01, 2007 ... FIFA have made Newcastle a final offer of STG1 million (RM6.75million) in compensation for Michael Owen's (left) World Cup injury. This is six times less than the club want. Owen ruptured his cruciate knee ligament 55s after coming onto thepitch against Sweden in Germany last ...
Eto'o on Benitez's mind
Mar 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is reportedly plotting a summermove for Barcelona's ace striker Samuel Eto'o (pic). Benitez tried to sign the Cameroon international two years agowhen he left Mallorca but couldn't match Barca's spending power. However, the arrival at Anfield ...
Blatter blaster
Mar 01, 2007 ... FIFA president Sepp Blatter blasted the decision to use Lens'stadium for Manchester United's Champions League match against Lillelast week. United believe a catastrophe was only narrowly averted after fanswere crushed against metal fences in a section of the ground duringthe ...
`God' seeks new place of worship
Mar 01, 2007 ... ROBBIE FOWLER'S (left) agent dismissed reports the Liverpoolstriker could be moving to the USA but instead claims he could headto Qatar or Dubai. New England Revolution manager Steve Nicol claimed he had heldtalks with his former Liverpool team-mate, nicknamed God, about amove to ...
Emre close to return
Mar 01, 2007 ... NEWCASTLE midfielder Emre (above) is close to a return as hefights both against injury and to clear his name. Emre has missed the club's last 10 games with a calf injury, a lay-off which has coincided with a Football Association charge of usingracially aggravated words and/or ...
Not in our house!
Mar 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard says they are determined not tolet Manchester United "win the title at Anfield" at the weekend. If United beat Liverpool on Saturday, it will give them a 12-point lead over champions Chelsea and, in Gerrard's eyes, virtuallyend the race for the ...
S&M shopping arcade returns
Mar 02, 2007 ... THE S&M Shopping Arcade in Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock is back with abang after a facelift. The dull grey building has been given a fresh coat of paint, itsgolden pillars glinting in the glaring sun and the bright, colourfulmurals on technology and bursts of fireworks have been ...
The findings are for a training module
Mar 02, 2007 ... UNIVERSITI Kebangsaan Malaysia vice-chancellor Prof Datuk DrSharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin has defended the findings ofthe survey done by psychology specialist Dr Khaidzir Ismail. "The public has totally misconstrued the way the report waswritten. People thought that they ...
It's rubbish, says Khir
Mar 02, 2007; ... THE Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia study is "rubbish". That was Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo'sresponse to the study conducted by UKM's Children and YouthPsychology specialist Dr Khaidzir Ismail which revealed that all the887 respondents, except for one, ...
Mum wants dept to come clean
Mar 02, 2007; ... NATIONAL Service trainee Prema Elenchelian's mother, S. Muniswari,has urged the National Service Department to come clean and revealher daughter's actual cause of death. "My family is not convinced by the explanation given by thedepartment on the cause of death. "We are not ...
`Report will be made public'
Mar 02, 2007 ... THE outcome of the investigation into the death of PremaElenchelian will be made public. National Service department director-general Abdul Hadi AwangKechil said the department would be transparent in handling the case. "It will take two weeks for the hospital to prepare an ...
8TV pair killed in road crash
Mar 02, 2007; ... LOKE Wy Yan will forever live with the regret that she never hadthe opportunity to speak to her brother when he came home early lastnight. Little did she realise then that it would be the last time shewould see him alive. Her brother, Loke Ting Hong, 20, was among two 8TV ...
Collect your new receipts
Mar 02, 2007 ... ATTENTION to all who have registered for last year's Biggie. All you have to do is to bring the old receipt to either BalaiBerita or FTAAA office in Jalan Hang Jebat on Monday to exchange itfor a new receipt. You have been automatically registered for the Big Walk 2006/07but ...
Parents give thumbs up
Mar 02, 2007; ... THE Government's plan for sex education to be absorbed intoseveral subjects in the current school syllabus has been wellreceived by parents. On Wednesday, it was reported that the subject would be includedin moral, science, health, Islamic studies, biology and ...
No exchange for wrong size
Mar 02, 2007; ... HASNIAH, from Petaling Jaya, is frustrated that she cannotexchange a baju kurung she had bought for her mother. She bought the baju kurung at Anis boutique in Pahang while on abusiness trip. "At the time of the purchase, I explained to the salesgirl thatthe outfit was for my ...
Long wait for cell phone repair
Mar 02, 2007; ... KUMARAN, from Klang, bought a Nokia N70 in early January. But two weeks after using it, he was forced to send it back to theshop for repairs. "My calls could not get through and I was experiencing badreception no matter where I was," he says. KUMARAN says each time he ...
MyKad bureaucracy
Mar 02, 2007; ... CHOONG went to the National Registration Department's Kepongbranch office for his son's MyKad application on Feb 22, thinkingthat it would be a breeze. But it turned out otherwise, he says. The Sri Damansara resident says as his son's birth was registeredat the Malaysian ...