The Malay Mail back issues from May 2007:
Reward for return of lost items
May 01, 2007 ... WHAT was to be a fun-filled holiday to Malaysia turned sour for anIraqi after he lost his briefcase at Dynasty Hotel. The incident happened on April 27 when Shakhawan M. Hamad Amin wasout having dinner. "I left my briefcase inside the wardrobe but when I returned to myroom at ...
Wake up to a cry for help
May 01, 2007; ... WHY wasn't this young woman given the help she so desperatelyneeded? This was what a friend asked me after reading our front pagereport yesterday. Why didn't anyone realise that housewife Woon Suik Ling whoattempted to take her life may try again, she asked. And try ...
Random samples much cheaper
May 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, WE refer to your article, `Going Abroad? Fill a form first' onApril 24. We are surprised that while the Government is trying to do thereverse, this proposal has came up. On the surface, it sounds like a simple request but if youmultiply it by the number ...
Trim the trees for safety
May 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, LATELY, downpours and strong winds have been regular everyevening. Mother Nature is causing chaos by felling trees all over thecountry, especially in Kuala Lumpur. I was the victim of a fallen tree when I parked my car in KualaLumpur. Luckily, I ...
Shop did not pack all items
May 01, 2007; ... ROSIE Tan, of Sri Hartamas, bought several items for an artproject from Berry Orange Art Good Retailer in Mont Kiara on April 9. "I bought eight air brushes, five painting knives, three pieces ofbalsa wood and six sketch books together with some stationery. "There were so many ...
Ferguson: You'd better watch out, Scholes
May 01, 2007 ... MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson has warned midfielder PaulScholes (right) to cut out the sliding tackles if he wants to avoidChampions League heartbreak. Suspended for United's unforgettable 1999 triumph over BayernMunich, Scholes will take his place in the team line-up for ...
Sevilla stay level-headed
May 01, 2007 ... HIGH-FLYING Sevilla are in a good position to snatch the PrimeraLiga title after chalking up another crucial three points with a 3-1win over Espanyol at home on Sunday. They now lie second in the table with 61 points from 32 matches -just one behind leaders and champions Barcelona ....
Barca blasted by lowly rivals
May 01, 2007 ... LEVANTE manager Abel Resino (picture) was unimpressed withchampions Barcelona after their 1-0 defeat at Nou Camp on Sunday. Even Barca boss Frank Rijkaard admitted the best thing to comefrom the game was the three points as the Catalans struggled for 90minutes to produce the kind ...
Roeder assured of job at Newcastle
May 01, 2007 ... NEWCASTLE manager Glenn Roeder (above) has been assured his job atthe club is safe amid reports former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce isbeing lined up to replace him. Magpies chairman Freddy Shepherd was commenting on a new wave ofrumours yesterday in the wake of Allardyce's resignation ...
Time to end Yin affair
May 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, THE Yin affair seems to be like a soap opera. When he was lost for more than two weeks, a lot of people wentlooking for him. After he was `rescued' by the Myanmar couple, therewere signs of relief, especially from parents. When the couple was held by the ...
Diner put off by cockroach in drink
May 01, 2007; ... WHAT do you do if you see a cockroach in the drink you ordered ata restaurant? TAMMY, of Taman Tun Dr Ismail, discovered a tiny cockroach in herdrink after drinking it halfway. "I went to the restaurant at One Utama on April 24 and ordered aniced honey peach passion fruit ...
RapidKL late in Shah Alam
May 01, 2007; ... Dear Editor, I AM disappointed with the RapidKL bus service in Shah Alam. The bus schedule is not consistent and buses are late almost everyday. I am working in Bukit Bintang which means I have to travel along distance to get to work. With the inefficient bus schedule, ...
Air-cond breaks down again again
May 01, 2007; ... JUWAINI, of Kuala Lumpur, wants Dawnety Air Conditioning Servicesto repair the air-conditioner in his house again or compensate him. "I got them to repair the unit in the living room on March 22. Itstopped working after a week, after which it started making weirdsounds. "The ...
Stay on, Berbatov
May 01, 2007 ... TOTTENHAM midfielder Jermaine Jenas hopes their ace strikerDimitar Berbatov resists interest from Manchester United. "Berbatov is up there with the best I've played with. It's apleasure to play with him. He's strong and aggressive, scores goalsand has a great touch. That's all you ...
Kaka calls for support from team and fans
May 01, 2007 ... AC MILAN'S ace Kaka wants them to repeat their first-half showingat Old Trafford for the full 90 minutes when they meet ManchesterUnited on Thursday (2.45am). The Rossoneri controlled the opening 45 minutes in Manchester andled at the break with Kaka's double cancelling out ...
Don't take suicide threats lightly
May 01, 2007 ... IF someone repeatedly tells you, within a short space of time,that he or she is suicidal, it's best that you take heed. Chances are, it may be a cry for help, said Kuala Lumpur ClinicalPsychology and Counselling Centre clinical psychologist Leong HueyMei. She said the chances ...
Court ceiling caves in
May 01, 2007; ... "IT doesn't augur well to have the ceilings of justicecollapsing." Although lawyer Gobind Sigh Deo's response to the collapsedceiling at the new Kuala Lumpur Court Complex is no doubt witty, theincident itself is no laughing matter. The RM270 million facility in Jalan Duta, ...
`Couple seemed happily married'
May 01, 2007; ... SHE was the cheerful, happy-go-lucky and friendly resident whonever failed to greet anyone she came across. That was what a security guard at Villa Lagenda Condominium saidabout Woon Suik Ling, the woman who jumped to her death from theeighth floor of her unit on Sunday. The ...
Leaked exam papers unfair
May 02, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, THE time has come for the authorities to take action againsterrant owners of tuition centres in Kuala Lumpur. I discovered many tuition centres had leaked exam questionssimilar to the diagnostic tests held by schools for PenilaianMenengah Rendah (PMR) and Sijil ...
Birthday girl among three killed in accident
May 02, 2007; ... IT is always a tragedy when your child dies before you. But for the father of Rashween Sonia Kaur, it was all the moretragic as his daughter died on her 19th birthday. Rashween was killed with two other girls in an accident at Km15.7of the Federal Highway, near Batu Tiga toll ...
Daud's stressed out by sodomy allegation
May 02, 2007; ... DATUK M. Daud Kilau is having sleepless nights and losing hisappetite. The 68-year-old evergreen crooner told The Malay Mail that theallegation that he had sodomised a 19-year-old youth on two occasionsin January and April last year at his flat in Setapak, had put himunder severe ...
Singer's wife claims she was assaulted
May 02, 2007; ... "I'M not scared because I did the right thing. Let this be alesson to him." So said the wife of a popular evergreen singer, in his late 40s,who lodged a report at Shah Alam district police headquarters lastweek against her husband for allegedly beating her at her parents'house in ...
Man finds friend with throat slit
May 02, 2007; ... IMAGINE going to your best friend's house to check on him, only tobe greeted by the sight of him lying sprawled in a pool of blood. This was what happened to K. Kumaravel, who found his friend, K.Dharmaraja, dead at the latter's home in Kampung Pakar, Salak South,in Sungai Besi, ...
Vietnamese found dead after tiff with housemate
May 02, 2007 ... A VIETNAMESE factory worker was found dead at his unit in SeriKemuning Apartments in Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam, yesterday after afight with his housemate. In the 10.30am incident, Mai Ngok Dung, 35, died after beingstabbed in the chest and head at the apartment, which he shared ...
Hotel looks into missing briefcase report
May 02, 2007 ... JUST how did the briefcase belonging to an Iraqi businessmanstaying in Dynasty Hotel in Jalan Ipoh go missing? As baffled as victim Shakhawan M. Hamad Amin is the hotel inquestion, which is also seeking an answer. The hotel's housekeeping department spokesman said the ...
UKRC probe ends, DPP's call now
May 02, 2007; ... POLICE will submit the investigation papers on the Ulu KlangRecreational Club's incident to the deputy public prosecutor's officenext week. An officer said the report along with the related documents willbe handed to the DPP's office. "We have checked with Gombak land office ...
Man kills himself after row with mum
May 01, 2007; ... A 33-YEAR-OLD man, who was believed to have had a misunderstandingwith his mother before leaving his house yesterday morning, was founddead in his car three hours later. The body of Lew Jan Bon @ Leong Jan Bon was found in a ProtonIswara parked in a residential area in PJS 7, ...
Police to hand over case to DPP
May 01, 2007; ... THE investigation papers on the robbery allegations against fiveSelangor Islamic Religious Department officers are expected to behanded over to the deputy public prosecutor's office by this week. Selangor CID chief Senior Assistant Commisioner II Tajuddin Md Isasaid the Subang Jaya ...
I was offered Tan Sri title, says witness
May 01, 2007; ... A DATUK testified in the Shah Alam Sessions Court yesterday thathe was influenced by Zulkifli Amin Mamat, former chief executiveofficer of Perbadanan Komputer Bhd, to join in the latter's computersupplier vendor programme. Zulkifli, 44, of Taman Keramat Permai, faces two charges ...
Promoter claims trial to drug offence
May 01, 2007 ... A WOMAN claimed trial at the Shah Alam Sessions Court yesterdayfor possessing 260 packets of Ecstasy pills weighing 91.7 g. Wong Shu Sen, 22, a shopping complex promoter, was charged withcommitting the offence with another suspect at 31, Jalan RP 5/6,Taman Rawang ...
Sheila's stopping at four
May 01, 2007; ... JAZZ queen Sheila Majid was blessed with the birth of a baby girl,Khalefa Laila Murshim, last Saturday. Not only was the 2.95kg baby born 10 days early, she was also inthe pink of health. "Alhamdulillah, everything went well. Although I gave birthearlier than my due date, I'm ...
Who's the fairest ...
May 01, 2007; ... WITH the plethora of skinwhitening products available on themarket today, it is easy to be confused. Do we need it if we'realready fair? And do they really "whiten" the skin? We don't want tolook like Michael Jackson, thank you very much. To be fair, today'sproducts aren't harsh skin ...
Dancing their way to fame
May 01, 2007; ... FORGET Saturday night boogie. Thursday is the day to shake thatbon bon in front of the idiot box. Okay, that's not really a mental image you want ... so allow us torephrase that. Starting this Thursday, reality talent search show addicts canfinally get to watch 20 hopefuls ...
Biggie, AIM a confession ... sort of
May 01, 2007; ... WHAT a weekend! The highlight was the 14th Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM). It's good to see that the whole affair went quite well. Now, let'shope that the industry will only look forward and move ahead for thesake of it's practitioners and devotees. Another highlight was ...
Prom night boogie
May 01, 2007; ... Headstrong Ashley Tisdale (Warner Music) IF you are into dance music, you'd probably like this album.Though it doesn't take a genius to know that the album is targeted atthe teens and tweens rather than the more matured listeners, butsince music is universal, no ...
Hair rescues
May 01, 2007; ... THINK of the things you do to your hair on a daily basis - blow-drying, brushing, tugging to get it in place, loading your tresseswith styling products and, on the occasion, getting it chemicallytreated to get the look you desire. While your hair may look great,overdoing all of the above ...
Traditional luxury on a royal scale
May 01, 2007; ... MY jaw dropped once I saw the open-air settings of Ayerspa withindividual huts dotted around the lush grounds of the Mutiara BurauBay Resort in Langkawi. The huts were charming, yes, but would theyshield a guest from inquisitive eyes? After all, in a spa treatment, one is usually ...
Gateway to America
May 01, 2007 ... TELEKOM Malaysia Berhad (TM) is leading a consortium made up of 17major international telecommunications providers to build the firsthigh-bandwidth optical fibre submarine cable system linking theSoutheast Asia region directly to the US. The cable system, known as the Asia-America ...
Asia Pacific's leading ISV's standardise on Oracle Fusion Middleware
May 01, 2007 ... ORACLE has announced that leading Independent Software Vendors(ISVs) across Asia Pacific have deployed more than 200 solutions onOracle Fusion Middleware. With Oracle Fusion Middleware, ISVs no longer need a variety ofproprietary middleware technologies to integrate with ...
No swift end to parking woes
May 01, 2007; ... IT appears that there will be no swift end to the problem ofindiscriminate parking along the roads near Plaza Damansara inDamansara Heights. Last month, residents had complained to The Malay Mail that theproblem poses a danger to pedestrians as they could be mowed down ...
Great prizes for top Villa snapshots
May 01, 2007; ... TO commemorate Malaysia's 50th year of independence, Holiday Villais collaborating with Kodak, Gulf Air, AirAsia and The New StraitsTimes (Travel Times) to organise its first major travel photocontest. The Holiday Villa Travel Photo Contest 2007 invites leisure andbusiness ...
It's thumbs up for the National Stadium pitch
May 01, 2007 ... IT'S ready for action. Finally, the woeful condition of the seashore parspalum pitch atthe National Stadium in Bukit Jalil is a thing of the past. A cursory glance of the pitch was enough for a delegation from theAsian Football Confederation to give the re-turfed pitch the ...
Sanction revoked
May 01, 2007; ... HAVE the Sports Ministry and the Tourism Ministry put the cartbefore the horse in giving the Okay for the Champions Youth Cup? The inaugural competition, scheduled for kick-off in August, is indanger of being called off after world body FIFA surprisinglywithdrew its sanction of the ...
Alex and Co deserve better
May 01, 2007; ... SO A1 Team Malaysia have ended this season lower than last. For those who are quick to blame Alex Yoong (left), have a heart,the man could have placed Malaysia fourth overall if not for a badpit stop at Brands Hatch on Sunday. The two points Alex collected after finishing ninth ...
Saiful vows to stay calm between the posts
May 01, 2007; ... KUALA LUMPUR coach Mat Zan Mat Aris still trusts goalkeeper SaifulAmar Sudar (below) for their match against Johor Pasir Gudang atCheras Stadium tonight. Saiful had a bad outing in the Malaysia Cup tie against TMFC atthe same venue last Saturday. KL were on the verge of a win ...
Real feel like Galacticos again
May 01, 2007 ... REAL MADRID are getting better and better as the Primera Ligaenters its crucial stages - with six matches left to be played. And their Brazilian stalwarts, winger Robinho and rightbackCicinho, are convinced Real can beat Barcelona to the title afterSunday night's impressive 4-1 win ...
Tevez coming good, says Collins
May 01, 2007 ... WEST HAM'S James Collins believes Carlos Tevez has turned hisseason around after becoming one of the boys in the dressing room. Tevez was again inspirational for West Ham in Saturday's vital 3-0 win at Wigan, with only goal difference now separating the clubfrom safety ....
Eagles soaring high with debut goal
May 01, 2007 ... YOUNGSTER Chris Eagles (above) is floating after scoring his firstPremiership goal for Manchester United. The talented midfielder struck United's fourth goal in Saturday's4-2 crucial win at Everton. "I didn't know I was coming on," Eagles told MUTV. "Ole Gunnar ...
Adebayor to end Chelsea's rule
May 01, 2007 ... ARSENAL striker Emmanuel Adebayor feels beating Chelsea in thePremiership on Sunday will show just what Arsenal can achieve nextseason. Adebayor chalked up his 12th goal of the campaign with a latestrike in the 3-1 victory over Fulham at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arsenal ...
Pirlo: We are at our peak
May 01, 2007 ... AC MILAN'S star Andrea Pirlo is confident they are peaking at theright time ahead of their Champions League second leg semi-final withManchester United at San Siro on Thursday (2.45am). United won the first leg 3-2 at Old Trafford last week. Speaking after Milan's 1-0 win over ...
Lee is new Bolton boss
May 01, 2007 ... BOLTON appointed Sammy Lee (right) as manager in succession to SamAllardyce, who resigned on Sunday. Lee, who has served as Allardyce's assistant at Reebok Stadiumsince June 2005, will take charge of Bolton's remaining twoPremiershp matches against West Ham and Aston ...
Alonso sounds battle cry
May 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL midfielder Xabi Alonso claims they are now a better teamthan when they won the Champions League two seasons ago and they willprove it against Chelsea. Alonso also believes the Reds have learned their lessons from lastweek's 1-0 semi-final first leg defeat at Stamford ...
`Tinkering cost title' say Benitez
May 01, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL boss Rafael Benitez has fuelled his feud with JoseMourinho by claiming tinkering with Chelsea at the weekend cost himthe league title. Benitez has had to listen to Mourinho's suggestion that theAnfield men have been playing `testimonials' for weeks because theyhave only ...
Terry tells Reds to drog dead
May 01, 2007 ... CHELSEA skipper John Terry has reminded Liverpool they are in fora bruiser in their Champions League second leg semi-final at Anfieldtomorrow (2.45am). Terry, in an attempt to ruffle the Reds' feathers, has describedteammate and striker Didier Drogba as `the most frightening thing ...
Can you save with petrol saving kits?
May 02, 2007; ... DON'T get duped by the hype about petrol saving gadgets that cancut your fuel bill by a third. According to National Consumers Complaints Centre director DarshanSingh, these kits are nothing but fake. Before you buy the kit, ask yourself this question - is itscientifically ...
Pants damaged by laundry
May 02, 2007; ... "I AM not the want who washed your pants, so don't ask me whodamaged it." That's the response of the owner of Neat Laundry in Meru to acomplaint by SHANON, of Klang, after she discovered her pants wasdamaged. "I am sure that before the pants was sent to Neat Laundry, it ...
Vendor can't repair cell phone
May 02, 2007; ... WHAT'S wrong with my cell phone? AZLYN BALQIS, of Ampang, has been waiting for a reply to thatquery for several weeks but it seems the answer is not forthcoming. She paid RM1,200 for a pink Motorola V3X which she bought fromPhone Two in Bukit Bintang Plaza. The phone ...
Ramli and Mawi join forces for charity event
May 02, 2007; ... FRESH from their first ever collaboration at the recent AnugerahIndustri Muzik 14, 'Papa Rock' Ramli Sarip and pop phenomenon Mawiwill again take centre stage at the upcoming Konsert Karnival AmalPulau Pinang. The carnival, supported by the Penang State Government andorganised by ...
Student wants her cotton T-shirts
May 02, 2007; ... PLEASE give me the right T-shirts. That's what SYASHA, of Sri Ampang, Ipoh, expects from D'NiceCollection in Ipoh. "I ordered 30 T-shirts for my Form five classmates to use duringour class party. "The type that I ordered had a nice design. "The price was RM32 ...
Less congestion with better public transport
May 02, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, IT is good to know that 18 per cent of commuters today are usingbus and train services daily compared with 16 per cent two years ago. According to a report, the number of people taking buses hasincreased from 90,000 to 140,000 in the past two years. This is ...
Ignore get-rich-quick schemes
May 02, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, IS it true that there are companies offering health products,discount cards and electrical items as prizes to unsuspecting peoplewhen they have not entered any contest or taken part in relatedpromotions? Some of these offers are get-rich-quick-schemes. It ...
Kudos to the Biggie
May 02, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, I WANT to congratulate The Malay Mail team for successfullyorganising The Malay Mail Big Walk. I was one of the participants and I feel lucky to be part of agreat event that has been going on for more than four decades. I must say this year's Biggie was ...
Give me child-free zones
May 02, 2007; ... THERE should be kid-free zones. Parents will object, of course, as will anyone who enjoys thecompany of children. But I'm betting there are many of us, and someof them parents, too, who will relish such a space. Obviously, the idea of banning children isn't socially ...
Thirty minutes a day is all you need
May 02, 2007; ... THIRTY minutes of exercise a day is all you need to make youhealthier and slimmer. Make it a point of scheduling your sessions twice or thrice weeklyfor starters and stick to your programme. You'll realise your goals sooner than you think. University of Oxford's ...
People have no time to exercise
May 02, 2007; ... HOW often do you exercise in a week? If you said zero, fret not, because you are not alone. In our random survey of 50 people aged between 18 and 35, 40 percent of them said they do not exercise at all. And their excuse? They have no time although they admitted ...