The Malay Mail back issues from April 2007:
Free helmet has no Sirim sticker
Apr 02, 2007; ... FARIDAH, of Dusun Tua, Hulu Langat, is frustrated that amotorcycle shop gave her a helmet without a Sirim certification whenshe bought a Yamaha LC135 for her son on March 27. The helmet was a free gift. "It is about my son's safety. How can I allow my son to ride thebike with ...
Extraordinary executives
Apr 02, 2007; ... ERROL DE CRUZ and NOEL ACHARIAM take a sneak peek into the worldof secretaries and finds a trio who have learnt exactly how toharmoniously blend being personal and professional. IT was 1993 when young Vijayalakshmi went to work for CarolineJoseph Raj for the first time in an ...
Some don't know where to register
Apr 02, 2007 ... THE Malay Mail yesterday conducted a survey on why the public havenot registered to become voters as a follow-up to a newspaper reportthat 4.9 million eligible voters have not registered with theElection Commission. The survey showed that many blamed their busy work and ...
Malaysians too busy to register as voters
Apr 02, 2007; ... TOO occupied with work. That's the excuse given by those aged between 21 and 35 for notregistering as voters. The Malay Mail conducted a telephone survey yesterday, calling 100respondents at random to find out whether they had registered asvoters following the Election ...
Immigration courts a runaway success
Apr 02, 2007 ... THEY had taken a lot of flak in the past for taking a long time todispose of cases involving illegal immigrants. But that's history. The setting up of special immigration courtshad proven to be a success. In less than three months, the Immigration Department disposed of4,007 ...
Son goes missing in Sogo
Apr 02, 2007; ... SHAMSUL Ghazali Shamsudin is going through what every parent fearsmost when taking their children to a department store. On Saturday, clutching a Polo T-shirt, Shamsul headed for thefitting room on the second floor of Sogo Complex in Jalan TuankuAbdul Rahman when he realised that ...
Licensed disc makers warned not to moonlight
Apr 02, 2007 ... "BEWARE. We are onto you." That is the message from Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairsenforcement director-general Mohd Roslan Mahayudin to licensedoptical disc manufacturers secretly moonlighting as `pirates'. "We know who you are, how you operate; so stop before you ...
Govt should accept results in good faith
Apr 02, 2007; ... DON'T issue a directive if you don't like the results.' This was the general sentiment of the public when asked to commenton the reaction by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri MohdSidek Hassan to reports in The Malay Mail last week. On March 28, The Malay Mail had ...
Senior group's raring to go
Apr 02, 2007; ... AGE, they say, is nothing but a number. And a group of senior citizens from SS2, Petaling Jaya, is out toprove that dedication and spirit are all you need to succeed. The group of about 30 people, has pledged to sign up for The MalayMail Big Walk, in the name of ...
Following the lead for a good cause
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE Malay Mail Big Walk Prostheses Fund received a boost lastSaturday when it received a RM6,800 donation courtesy of the Chow KitCharity Committee. The donation was presented by its representative, Kuak Nyuk Loong,to The Malay Mail Big Walk publicity committee representative Lee ...
Angry with quit rent increase
Apr 02, 2007; ... PENADARAJAN, of Klang, is upset when he found that his quit renthad been increased. "I have been paying RM279 from 1999 to 2005. I was surprised whenI received a letter stating my quit rent has been increased toRM458," he says. PENADARAJAN says he was told that the hike was ...
Balance held till summonses paid
Apr 02, 2007; ... ELANGO, of Kuala Lumpur, is unhappy that a car dealer to whom hehad sold his second hand car had withheld his balance of RM750. "I sold my Honda for RM23,000 on March 20 last year. However, thedealer told me that she had to withhold RM750 in case there weresummonses to ...
Water disrupted without warning
Apr 02, 2007; ... HADZME, of Taman Saujana, Puchong, is disappointed with the waterdisruption in his housing area on March 27. "I was upset because my children had to go to school withouttaking a bath. We also couldn't take ablutions for the dawn prayers." What angered HADZME most was Syabas's ...
Young duo need heart surgery
Apr 02, 2007; ... ON Wei Ling and Lee Cherng Hei's life would have been differenthad they managed to get enough money for their heart surgeries. Six-year-old Lee has had two surgeries, the first when he was 40-days-old. His third and supposedly final surgery is scheduled forApril 26. "He has ...
All praise for PM's water conservation call
Apr 02, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, THE Water Association of Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajayawelcomes the decision by the Government on the need to implementawareness programmes on water protection. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's statement at theThird National Water ...
Wedding list blues
Apr 02, 2007; ... WEDDINGS might be happy occasions, but the reception afterwards isa social minefield. The final guest list is usually the result of anexhaustive battle between two generations: the happy couple and theirparents. The former would want to invite their closest friends andrelatives ...
Put beggars to work
Apr 02, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, BEGGARS are aplenty. But where do they come from? The children, for instance. No one in his right frame of mindwould leave their kids alone on the street. But these children are there on their own. Where are the parents?Do they beg elsewhere? My ...
Snatch thieves be warned
Apr 02, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, MY 71-year-old mum would look forward to celebrating the ChineseNew Year. It was a special day when she would travel from Seremban to herold neighbourhood in Klang to meet her relatives and old friends. She would wake up early, get all the `ang pows' ready ...
War on scrap metal thieves
Apr 02, 2007; ... TELEKOM Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional and Syarikat Bekalan AirSelangor fork out RM100 million a year to replace cables, manholecovers and steel plates stolen by scrap metal thieves. Our reporterAZMAN ABDUL GHANI finds out how these companies are joining handswith the police to stop the ...
Show some discretion, say dealers
Apr 02, 2007 ... SCRAP METAL dealers are feeling the heat of Ops Lusuh since itstarted three weeks ago. Malaysian Indian Metal and Recyclers Association secretary-general S.R. Paramasivam, while lauding the move, called on theauthorities to show some discretion during their raids. "They ...
`No need for notices'
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE State Government does not need to send 30-day notices to KotaDamansara residents on the degazetting of Section 9 Kota DamansaraForest. State executive councillor for housing, local Government andsquatters Mokhtar Dahalan admitted to not submitting formal noticesto residents ...
Workplaces not disabled-friendly
Apr 02, 2007; ... "IS my workplace suitable for the disabled?" This is the main concern of employers when it comes to hiring thedisabled, including the visually-impaired, said Malaysian EmployersFederation executive director Shamsuddin Bardan. Shamsuddin was commenting on The Malay Mail's front ...
Fake job offers need payment in interviews
Apr 02, 2007 ... BE wary of job advertisements offering lucrative salaries as theymay turn out to be scams. MCA Public Services and Complaint Department received manycomplaints from the public claiming that the advertisements weremisleading. Its head, Datuk Michael Chong, said the public, ...
Evidence of love
Apr 02, 2007; ... CUPID has been busy in the latest seasons of the three CSI series. The newest batch of CSI: Crime Scene Investigations - the originalshow set in Las Vegas - reveals team leader Gil Grissom's affectionfor the freckled Sara Sidle (played by William Petersen and JorjaFox, ...
Road to stardom
Apr 02, 2007; ... IT'S a dream every singer wannabe would want to see come true - alucrative recording deal with a major label like EMI. Now 10 hopefuls are vying for this contract in the latest seasonof 8TV's Project Superstar, the reality talent show that has broughtus local Mandopop singing ...
360 degrees to solutions
Apr 02, 2007; ... TV3's latest docu-magazine to tackle social issues through theTV3's latest docu-magazine to tackle social issues through the eyesof the people and from all angles WHEN it comes to social issuebasedprogrammes, our TV viewers have enough to choose from nowadays. Those who enjoy ...
Love is in the air
Apr 02, 2007; ... WHILE we're usually inundated with news of break-ups and divorces,for a change this week, we get a little more positive with gossip oflove floating in the KL air. The headline-grabber of the week was thepossibility of a romance between Fasha Sandha and Pierre Andre. Thatwould make them ...
Fashion unleashed
Apr 02, 2007; ... FASHION has really gone to the dogs - and cats - this time.Apparel label. Radioactive has teamed up with the Society For Prevention ofCruelty To Animals (SPCA) to create awareness on animal welfare aswell as nurture a sense of respect and love for local cats and dogsvia visual ...
Get ready for Midnight Bazaar
Apr 02, 2007; ... GET READY for the unexpected when KL holds its first MidnightBazaar at Jln Tuanku Abdul Rahman, next month, a stone's throw awayfrom the city's major hotels and tourists attractions. "You will be able to experience various activities like buskerperformances, live-music, ...
Adibah shows her stuff
Apr 02, 2007 ... ADIBAH Noor is active nowadays in performing, as a supporting act,for secretaries' week events at various venues in tow. At The LegendHotel's (Kuala Lumpur) secretaries' week luncheon, however, she'll bethe main star who will engage secretaries with her bubbly and affablecharacter ....
Religious school goes ICT
Apr 02, 2007 ... SCIENCE, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri DrJamaludin Mohd Jarjis (right) signing a plaque to officiate thelaunch of the Ministry's K-School Project at Sekolah Menengah AgamaBukit Ibam in Muadzam Shah, Pahang. Looking on is MIMOS president andCEO Abdul Wahab Abdullah (second ...
Elton John concert brought online to fans by MSN
Apr 02, 2007 ... MSN and Control Room will stream Elton John's Happy Birthday,Elton concert live in its entirety as part of a multiyear, global,live content distribution agreement forged last year. Fans who are unable to attend the sold-out concert at New York'sMadison Square Garden can watch Elton ...
Telekom Malaysia's EZnet access
Apr 02, 2007 ... TELEKOM Malaysia Berhad (TM) has made getting online even easierfor Malaysians with tmnet EZnet Internet access instantly availableto all users of TM Home Prepaid, TM iTalk and Ring Ring Cardservices. TM Home Prepaid, TM iTalk and Ring Ring Cards are TM's prepaidtelephony ...
Chill out at Carlsberg's `inspiring hour'
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE familiar phrase, `Happy hour', will never be the same again,at least to some of us, thanks to Carlsberg. Last Friday, Carlsberg Malaysia launched `Carlsberg's InspiringHour' at the Beach Club in Kuala Lumpur, in line with its recent160th year anniversary. The launch of ...
Night of dazzling showmanship
Apr 02, 2007; ... IT was Bollywood's equivalent of the Oscar, and it lived up to itstitle. Last night's Zee Cine Awards at Genting Highlands saw a glitteringturnout of Bollywood's biggest names, including Madhavan, Shaan,Rakhe, Katrina Kaif, Preity Zinta and Vinodh Kahna. However, the real ...
Ibrahim waits for his cue
Apr 02, 2007; ... IBRAHIM Amir (left) is one laid back cue artist. And his cool expression says it all after being told of a likelycomeback to the national front for the Korat SEA Games in December. Ibrahim's contract was not renewed last year. However, theMalaysian Snooker and Billiards ...
TNB power to the top
Apr 02, 2007 ... TENAGA NASIONAL (TNB) secured their third win after beating BandarPenawar Sports School (BPSS) 3-2 in a Malaysia Junior Hockey Leaguematch at Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium yesterday. With the additional three points, TNB emerged as the new leader ofDivision One with 10 points after ...
Countdown to disaster
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE countdown to the 14th Asian Cup has begun. Including yesterday, Malaysia had 100 days before Norizan Bakar'sgroup of handpicked legionnaires play China in Group C at theNational Stadium. But is anyone in the FA of Malaysia (FAM) counting? The showpiece event from ...
Sauber stars thrill Malacca kids
Apr 02, 2007 ... BMW-SAUBER drivers Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica gave the peopleof Ayer Keroh, Malacca a taste of the F1 car at the Petronas F1 Demoat the Malacca International Trade Centre (MITC) yesterday. German Heidfeld, 33, and Poland's Kubica, 23, also took part insome fun and games with ...
Shahrazen shows his class
Apr 02, 2007 ... DPMM'S hotshot striker Shahrazen Said proved yet again what he wascapable of by striking twice in the first half to down a fightingPerak 4-3 in a thriller at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium lastnight. The two goals brought Shahrazen's tally to 13 to maintain hisstatus as the ...
Heidfeld `sheds light' on night race
Apr 02, 2007; ... BMW-SAUBER driver Nick Heidfeld welcomes the idea of a nightstreet race but admits he has questions about its safety. "Generally, I like the idea of driving at night. That will be aspecial thrill for me and the fans but the question is, will it besafe?" asked the 30-year-old ...
Piquet Jr gets event running
Apr 02, 2007 ... RENAULT test driver Nelson Piquet Jr was among the 500participants who attended the Kampung Sungai Penchala F1 ChallengeRun on Saturday. Also present at the event was Malaysia's sole F1 export FairuzFauzy, who is the test and reserve driver for Spyker. The 4km run was ...
Eto'o's `explosive' revelation
Apr 02, 2007 ... STRIKER Samuel Eto'o (right) lifted the lid on his blowup withBarcelona manager Frank Rijkaard and team-mate Ronaldinho earlierthis year. "The manager made declarations that left me upset. Andwhen you play for Barca, a simple smile can even be misinterpreted,"said Eto'o. "He said ...
Terrific trio light Barca's fire
Apr 02, 2007 ... CHAMPIONS and leaders Barcelona's lethal and stylish attackingtrio of Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o turned on the fireas the Catalans edged a fighting Deportivo La Coruna 2-1 at Nou Campon Saturday. The win consolidated Barca's position in the standings as they gunfor ...
Staying alive after thriller
Apr 02, 2007 ... VALENCIA stayed very much alive in the Liga race when they beatEspanyol 3-2 in a thriller at the Mestalla on Saturday. Los Che also ended Espanyol's impressive 11-game unbeaten run inall competitions. Valencia led 2-1 at halftime with goals through David Villa andVicente ...
Ajax close gap on PSV
Apr 02, 2007 ... AMSTERDAM: Ajax cut PSV Eindhoven's lead at the top of the Dutchleague to three points yesterday with a 3-0 win over Heracles Almelo. Welsley Sneijder gave Ajax the lead in the 11th minute with a freekick from 20m yards, and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (above) added two ...
Goal fit for King Salomon
Apr 02, 2007 ... CHELSEA captain John Terry admitted substitute Salomon Kalou's(right) dramatic injury-time header to steer the Blues to a 1-0 winover Watford had kept their Premiership title hopes alive. The champions struggled at Vicarage Road and looked set to falleight points behind leaders ...
Villa in tune with Blues
Apr 02, 2007 ... SPANISH club Valencia's top striker David Villa (right) dropped abig hint he would be happy to make a mega money move to Chelsea inthe summer. "It's a great compliment that the interest of a team as strongChelsea are mentioned that much. "But I have a contract with Valencia ...
United in unstoppable form
Apr 02, 2007 ... ENGLAND midfielder Michael Carrick (left) believes ManchesterUnited are in the best form of their season after Saturday's 4-1whitewash of Blackburn at Old Trafford. "We're playing some great stuff," Carrick told MUTV. "We're back to top form after a few weeks where we weren't ...
Devils sense glory
Apr 02, 2007 ... MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson feels they are starting to`taste' the title after the 4-1 win over Blackburn at Old Trafford onSaturday. United, trailing to a Matt Derbyshire goal and without centre-back Nemanja Vidic, who was stretchered off with a shoulder injuryand Wayne ...
Hanging on to Tevez
Apr 02, 2007 ... WEST HAM manager Alan Curbishley wants to hang onto star Argentinestriker Carlos Tevez. Curbishley, whose side beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at Upton Park onSaturday, said: "Tevez's work ethic has captured the fans'imagination. "I don't know what happened before I got here but he's ...
Crouch reaches new heights
Apr 02, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL'S hat-trick hero Peter Crouch admits he is spurred bymanager Rafael Benitez's likely signing of another striker in thesummer. Benitez met with owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett yesterday todiscuss transfer budgets and new contracts for the likes of XabiAlonso, Steven ...
Get young people to register as voters
Apr 03, 2007; ... IF voting is a duty then it should be exercised by every citizen.However, some Malaysians refuse to exercise this right. Being too engrossed with daily routines and not having a clue asto where to register were some of the answers given by young peopleinterviewed by The Malay ...
Overcharged by locker service
Apr 03, 2007; ... NUZUL, of Bangsar, is unhappy that she was overcharged for keepinga bag at a locker service outlet at a shopping complex in Johor. "I used the service because I needed to buy some stuff and it wasinconvenient to carry the bag," she says. NUZUL is disappointed for being charged ...
Backlog fear in court move
Apr 03, 2007; ... NEXT month, the Kuala Lumpur magistrate's, Sessions and HighCourts will be relocated to the new court complex at Jalan Duta. However, there is talk that the move would result in a new set ofproblems. As hundreds of court staff in Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, WismaDenmark and ...
Sleepless nights in Ampang Indah
Apr 03, 2007; ... IT is a month since his house was broken into by five robbers butAbdullah Rahman is still traumatised by the incident. "Until now, I feel disturbed whenever I wake up at 2am. It was atraumatic experience for me. Imagine waking up to see armed robbersinside your bedroom," said the ...
Leads on Yin turn up blank
Apr 03, 2007; ... IT was a wild goose-chase. Upon receiving a call that his missing son was spotted at anaddress in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Shamsul Ghazali Shamsudinrushed to the location, hoping that his five-year-old son would befound safe. Unfortunately, a happy reunion was not on the ...
Ganja seized from twin brothers
Apr 03, 2007; ... A PAIR of identical twin brothers were recently nabbed forsuspected dadah trafficking. The twins, in a Honda Accord, were stopped by a Petaling Jayapolice crime prevention team at midnight on Saturday near acondominium in Kelana Jaya. Police found the 24-year-olds behaving ...
Students serious about winning
Apr 03, 2007; ... NINETY students from 13 schools in Kuala Lumpur are serious aboutwinning The Malay Mail Big Walk on April 29. The students spent two hours at the Cochrane Excellent SportsCentre yesterday, learning the right walking techniques fromEducation Ministry sports trainers. Cochrane ...
Nestle cereals for breakfast
Apr 03, 2007; ... NEED a kickstart before the Biggie? Come with an empty stomach to Dataran Merdeka on April 29 as wehave the breakfast table laid out for you, courtesy of NestleBreakfast Cereals, which will provide Nestle Fitnesse cereals andNestle low fat milk. The booth will be open ...
`Looking for father's grave'
Apr 03, 2007; ... A MAN is looking for his father's grave to pay his respects duringthe Cheng Beng festival on April 5. To do this, he must track down his two long-lost elder brothers,the only ones who know the location of the grave. Low Ching Tiong, 32, a hawker from Damansara, said he was ...
Cashier refused RM100 note
Apr 03, 2007; ... MIZA, of Taman Melawati, Ulu Klang, was upset when she was turnedaway by the cashier at a restaurant for paying her breakfast with aRM100 note. "The cashier said she could not accept RM100 because my meal onlycosts RM5.70," she says. To add insult to injury, the cashier ...
Forced to pay extra for cashier's mistake
Apr 03, 2007; ... AFNI is disappointed for having to pay an additional RM5 to top upher prepaid phone at a shop near her house in Shah Alam. "I asked the shop cashier to give me a RM5 prepaid card. He saidhe would do the topping-up via the cell phone instead since the shophad run out of prepaid ...
Photocopy shop failed to deliver
Apr 03, 2007; ... HANAFI, of Bangi, is disappointed with a photocopy shop as itfailed to complete the job on time. "I went to the shop on March 29 to make three copies of a textbookand was told I could collect it the next day," says HANAFI, addingthat the cost was RM10.50 per copy. However, ...
No need for constitutional court
Apr 03, 2007; ... Dear Editor, I am of the opinion that there is no necessity for the ReligiousBureau of Gerakan to propose the setting up of a constitutional courtto determine inter-religious matters and human rights. Our High Courts and the Federal Court are empowered by the ...