The Malay Mail back issues from September 2007:
Dad blames mum
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE hyperactive 11-year-old boy found loitering at Bangsar LRTstation on Merdeka Day was yesterday reunited with his father. But the father, who declined to be identified, blamed his wife fornot taking care of Ng Kok Chai which resulted in him taking a busfrom Kapar to Kuala Lumpur ...
`Not enough aircraft'
Sep 03, 2007; ... IMAGINE being late for an important meeting that had beenscheduled months earlier through no fault of yours. This sinking feeling hit a prominent businessman yesterday whenhis flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur was delayed for more than anhour. Many seasoned travellers may ...
Thrill-seeker fails illegal racing too
Sep 03, 2007; ... HAVING failed four times in his driving test did not deter a 27-year-old stationery supplier from indulging in illegal racing. The man from Serdang, who was spotted driving a Proton Wiradangerously in Jalan Raja Laut early yesterday, was believed to havebeen involved in an illegal ...
Crafty robbers hit fast-food restaurant
Sep 03, 2007 ... A FAST-FOOD restaurant in Cheras was robbed of RM4,000 by two menin broad daylight yesterday, to the shock of its staff and customers. In the 11.15am incident, one of the men had entered the premiseswhile his accomplice was waiting on a motorcycle in front of theoutlet. He ...
Mat Rempit nightmare
Sep 03, 2007; ... A MINOR traffic accident turned into a nightmare for a driver whenMat Rempit got involved. The experience on July 27 left 26-year-old Gan Eng Hann bleedingand traumatised. In the 2am incident, the bank executive was driving home after aparty at his friend's house in Ampang ...
Need for specific laws
Sep 03, 2007 ... A SOCIAL menace and hooligans on wheels. This is what Mat Rempit are, said criminologist Dr P.Sundramoorthy from Universiti Sains Malaysia's School of SocialSciences. They have become reckless and the public is facing theconsequences of their deviant behaviour, he ...
Eiffel Tower rejoins group
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE famous Eiffel Tower is back as a member of the WorldFederation of Great Towers. And Kuala Lumpur has the honour to witness the re-entry of thefamed Parisian landmark which opted out of the federation in 1990. KL Tower chief executive Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad described ...
Furtado is his own man
Sep 03, 2007; ... RENOWNED pyrotechnics expert Frank Furtado doesn't quite know ifhe is related to pop star Nelly I'm like a Bird Furtado. "Although we share the same family name, I don't quite know if ourfamilies are related," Furtado said in response to a question. "I did try to look up for ...
Lack of care at hypermart
Sep 03, 2007; ... IT would have made an ideal promotional tool for Carrefour inWangsa Maju. But lack of care and monitoring, especially for poisonouscreatures like tarantulas and scorpions, gives ONG of Ampang thecreeps. "On Aug 25, my family and I went shopping at the hypermarket whichwas ...
Refund dilemma
Sep 03, 2007; ... LONG wait for refund. "Three of us bought a six-day five-night Taiwan Highlight packagetour from Star Tour/Andalas Travel & Tours worth RM1,949 per person,"says KWEE LING of Kuala Lumpur "The itinerary indicated we were to proceed to Hualien by trainand take a domestic flight ...
Never too old to learn
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE pursuit of knowledge knows no boundaries, and Muar-bornJamalodin Rustam proved the point when he obtained a certificate inPost-Basic Haemodialysis at 60. The course by the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia coversend-stage kidney failure. "I am happy and grateful to ...
Worry over stray dogs
Sep 03, 2007; ... STRAY dogs in Seksyen 7, Bandar Baru Bangi, are causing a nuisancein the otherwise quiet neighbourhood. "I would like to bring to the attention of the Kajang MunicipalCouncil that there are many stray dogs in my neighbourhood," saysKIM. "They can be spotted in Taman Kajang ...
Ban corporal punishment in schools
Sep 03, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, I REFER to the article, `Teachers threaten to spare the rod,'published last month. I think schools should stop using physical punishment. Decades ago, most schools used to have all sorts of punishments,including public caning which they thought might ...
There's no substitute for mum's love
Sep 03, 2007; ... YESTERDAY'S news about 12-year-old Muhammad Tauhiq Firddauz AbuBakar is a heart-wrenching story. An inmate of a children's home in North Seberang Prai, Penang,Tauhiq ran away from the home to be with his mother in Kedah. His 38-year-old mother, Norshafilla Osman, a single ...
A Malaysian dream
Sep 03, 2007; ... DEAR Editor, I DREAM of a Malaysia consisting of all races and creeds living inharmony and pursuing development for the good of all It is now 50 years since Merdeka. But within these five decades wehave grown older, but have we matured? To put it another way, have webecome ...
Kindergarten offers help for abused toddler
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE owner of Tadika Adinda in Ampang Jaya has offered to take careof a three-year-old girl who was reportedly abused by her maid lastweek. Zara Davies, a mother of five who also owns the establishment,said she wants to give a helping hand by providing the girl a placeto stay ...
FT minister's wife pledges help
Sep 03, 2007; ... JEFFREY Suah's plight has caught the attention of yet anothercaring Malaysian. This time, it's Datin Seri Siti Noriah Anna Razak, wife of FederalTerritories Minister Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, who handed over adonation of RM3,000 on behalf of Yayasan Amal Wangsa. Siti ...
Shop owner shot in heist
Sep 03, 2007; ... A CELL phone shop owner planning to install a closed-circuittelevision camera in his shop fell victim to an armed robbery onSaturday. His sister, who declined to be identified, said her 32-year-oldbrother had planned to do so because his shop in Taman Jinjang Baruhad become the ...
Phenomenal Fenomena
Sep 03, 2007; ... SEARCH frontman Amy couldn't agree more when it made WeekendMail's list of the most important local albums released in the last25 years. "Fenomena was a phenomenal album in many ways," he told The MalayMail yesterday. Honoured by the selection, Amy said one of the album's ...
Peter Pan: The Musical `live' in KL
Sep 03, 2007; ... YOU'VE probably read the book and watched the movie. ComeNovember, you'll get to see Peter Pan and his Lost Boys `live' in KL. Based on a play by legendary Scottish novelist and playwarightJ.M. Barrie, Peter Pan: The Musical, will be staged at Istana Budayafrom Nov 9 to ...
Something's moving in my dish...
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE next time your nephew/kid brother/daughter complains that heor she can't stomach that `icky' and absolutely gross green stuff wecall vegetables, sit them down to watch Discovery Travel & Living'sBizarre Foods, premiering on Sept 5 at 10pm on Astro Channel 11. If you have a ...
Good Boy Radge
Sep 03, 2007; ... IT'S `rising before the sun and not sleeping in all day, goodcheer and not cold beer' that does it for producer Boy Radge. In fact, if you're going to be recording in his studio, expect toleave not just your favourite beverage at the door, but also yourshoes. "We try to have ...
Wonder-Foo Fighters
Sep 03, 2007; ... AFTER the ambitious but slightly disappointing In Your Honour backin 2005, it's safe to say that Foo Fighters has bounced back anddelivered an album that rocks, moves and, if we dare say, is as goodas their breakthrough, The Colour and the Shape, 10 years ago. Along with other ...
Where's the heat at?
Sep 03, 2007; ... LET'S start with the hottest news of last week - the supposed hook-up between Hans Isaac and Fasha Sandha. Well, we are not going to really go into that. After all, Hans isstill reeling from the last very public `break-up' with Erra Fazira,while Fasha was supposedly going out with ...
A Date with the sharks
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE typical blind date usually involves a night out at the moviesor dinner at a swanky place if the guy is trying hard to impress.You'll never know if a good time is in store or your date will be abore. Taking all this into consideration, Cornetto has carefully chartedout a day ...
Iconic portraits
Sep 03, 2007; ... AUTUMN at Gap sees the brand going back to its roots of casualstyle, but this time round, with a modern take on classics that thelabel has become well known for. Its iconic classic lines make acomeback this season with the little black sweater dress and wide-leg trousers for women, and ...
RAZR2 Shanghai gala
Sep 03, 2007 ... MOTOROLA launched the RAZR2 range of phones in an evening of glitzand glamour at the luxurious rooftop pools at the Shanghai PortmanRitz Carlton Hotel. The evening began with an exhibition of theoriginal concept-sketches created by the designers of RAZR2 tohighlight the making of the new ...
AirAsia's new inflight mag
Sep 03, 2007 ... THERE'S a new kid in the sky. The leading and innovative low-costairline in Asia, AirAsia Berhad has launched its new in-flightmagazine aptly called Travel 3Sixty. The inaugural issue made its debut onboard AirAsia flights onAugust 8, 2007. The monthly, English travel and lifestyle ...
Land title in bank's possession missing
Sep 03, 2007; ... HOW could an important document in the possession of a bank gomissing? In businessman Thong Lou Hoong's case, he claimed that's whathappened to his land title. The 58-year-old learnt about it three months ago when he tried toget Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) to release the ...
Firm helps schools set up River Protection Brigade
Sep 03, 2007 ... ABOUT 100 pupils from Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Tiram, SekolahKebangsaan Seri Gambut, SJK (C) Tanjong Karang dan SJK (T) Vageesar,Kuala Selangor, have joined the River Protection Brigade set up byPuncak Niaga Berhad to preserve rivers in Selangor. The brigade was launched at the ...
Merdeka hunt tests historical prowess
Sep 03, 2007; ... A TREASURE hunt with a difference. The 70 teams taking part in the hunt organised by Kuala Lumpur andMalacca city halls during the weekend, not only had to deciphertricky questions, but also had to be well-versed on the history ofMalaya. The participants were kept busy at ...
Dirty habits die hard
Sep 03, 2007; ... ONLY 40 per cent of the 110 dustbins placed around Dataran Merdekawere filled with rubbish with the remainder empty. Yet more than 50 tonnes of rubbish was collected by Alam Floraworkers after the Merdeka celebration compared to 35 tonnes lastyear. Alam Flora Sdn Bhd service ...
Huge treat for VW fans
Sep 03, 2007; ... FANS of Volkswagen cars went ga-ga over 400 vehicles at The Summiton Saturday. Organised by Kelab Volkswagen Beetle Malaysia, it was a chance toshow off how well the owners had maintained the cars, said itspresident, Sunny Goh. "We ...
Frail youth turns up to collect debt
Sep 03, 2007; ... ONE would expect a burly looking guy to be a debt collector for aloan shark. But the one who walked into the office of MCA Public Services andComplaint Department head Datuk Michael Chong on Friday to collect adebt owed by a debtor was a pint-sized 18-year-old youth. "I am ...
Rajah expresses his patriotism via art
Sep 03, 2007 ... EVERYONE has their own way to show their love for the country inconjunction with the nation's 50th anniversary celebrations. T.S. Rajah of Petaling Jaya came up with the idea of immortalisingPrime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in his copper toolingwork, which he ...
Riding with the hype is tough
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE hype about the Merdeka spirit gripping the Malaysian ridersamounted to little at the Round 4 FIM Asian Grand Prix at Sepangyesterday. To be fair, Mohd Zamri Baba and Ahmad Fuad Baharudin (below) gavetheir best in the SuperSports 600cc but sadly, their results werenothing to ...
Macho driver in tune with emotions
Sep 03, 2007; ... HE failed to meet his `Merdeka target' of at least a ninth spotbut Nik Iruwan Nik Izani (picture) claims he experienced an`emotional release' by finishing 13th in round 16 and 17 of theFormula Palmer Audi at Donington Park yesterday. The 22-year-old Team Macho driver had to ...
RSC win again
Sep 03, 2007 ... ROYAL SELANGOR CLUB beat Hong Kong club Sea Power FC 2-0 to liftthe Ulu Klang Recreation Club International Soccer 9's for the secondconsecutive ...
Buli book final spot
Sep 03, 2007 ... BULI BALIK finally booked a place in the i-Metro Futsal Carnivalgrand final after edging PIC 1-0 in the south zone final at theMillennium Soccer Stadium in ...
Wild Cats on the prowl
Sep 03, 2007 ... THEY went hunting for the title like wild cats. Sure they did,they are called the Wild Cats after all. With a name like that, no wonder other teams had little chance toimpress. Lim Sen Ni, Lee Shi Ying and Jane Chang Jun Jin named themselvesas Wild Cats, being the team that ...
`I'm lucky to be alive'
Sep 03, 2007 ... AFTER surviving while others who suffered similar problems died,Leicester City defender Clive Clarke has reflected on his goodfortune. He suffered a double heart failure during a League Cup matchagainst Nottingham Forest last week, ...
(Paris ST Germain and ...)
Sep 03, 2007 ... PARIS ST GERMAIN and Marseille did themselves no favours as theyplayed out a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes yesterday. With only one win apiece from their previous six matches, ...
(Celtic boss Gordon Strachan ...)
Sep 03, 2007 ... CELTIC boss Gordon Strachan described his side's 5-1 demolition ofSt Mirren yesterday as the perfect end to a week which saw theScottish champions clinch a spot in the group stages of the ...
(England manager Steve Mc-Claren ...)
Sep 03, 2007 ... ENGLAND manager Steve Mc-Claren is lobbying Liverpool in the hopethe Reds will relent and allow their injured midfielder StevenGerrard to step in as a replacement for the injured Frank ...
Keano's day as dry as Saha-ra
Sep 03, 2007 ... SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane admitted Louis Saha's winning goal forManchester United spoiled his return to Old Trafford on Saturday. United fans gave Keane a rapturous reception before the game andchanted his name regularly during it. But Keane's focus was his team's attempt to ...
Nothing for Jol to defend
Sep 03, 2007 ... TOTTENHAM boss Martin Jol was fuming with his defenders forfailing to hold onto a 3-1 lead that would have given them a morale-boosting win against Fulham on Saturday. Spurs failed to clear Chris Baird's throw in the final minute atCraven Cottage and Diomansy Kamara's scissor kick ...
No Mour hugging Jose!
Sep 03, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez (above) fell out with assistantPaco Ayestaran because he was becoming too cosy with Jose Mourinho. The News of the World said the simmering row between the Liverpoolmanagement team boiled over after the Premier League clash withChelsea at Anfield ...
Sixer keeps Reds hot
Sep 03, 2007 ... LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez hailed his side and the qualityof their performance after hammering hapless Derby 6-0 at Anfield onSaturday. It was the Reds' biggest winning margin at home since 1999 and sawthem take over at the top of the Premier League for the first time ...
Gunners triumph in unity
Sep 03, 2007 ... ARSENAL midfielder Cesc Fabregas hailed the "unity" of the team asthey beat Portsmouth 3-1 at Emirates Stadium yesterday. Fabregas was Arsenal's star performer, scoring their second goalafter they went in front through Emmanuel Adebayor's penalty. TomasRosicky netted the third in ...
Red Devils not for sale
Sep 03, 2007 ... THE Glazer family have quickly denied yesterday press reports thatthey are prepared to sell Manchester United. Rival groups from China and Dubai were reported yesterday to bepreparing STG1 billion (6.8 billion) takeover bids for the RedDevils. But the Glazers moved quickly to ...
Barca show signs of life
Sep 03, 2007 ... MADRID: Two goals from Ronaldinho set Barcelona on their way to a3-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao in the Primera Liga yesterday. The Brazilian forward scored a freekick and a penalty in the firsthalf, while Yaya Toure struck a controversial third to settle theresult, after Markel ...
Ah Long bash up elderly couple
Sep 04, 2007; ... IMAGINE being beaten up by a group of Ah Long outside your homewith no one, not even your neighbours, coming to your aid. And calls to 999 get through only on the third attempt, by whichtime your assailants escape. This was the nightmare that Oon Kee Hua, 56 and his wife, Ting ...
`Family's not helping itself'
Sep 04, 2007; ... NEIGHBOURS of Ng Kok Chai, the 11-year-old boy found loitering inBangsar LRT station on Merdeka Day, are not too keen to offersympathy to his family. They are tired of helping the family living in a dilapidated housein Kampung Tok Muda, Kapar, Klang, as whatever they give them ...
24-hour news radio from Bernama
Sep 04, 2007; ... WITH Radio 24, you can now get the latest news updates at any timeof the day. Set up by the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama), the 24-hour all-news radio is the first of its kind to offer non-stopbulletins. With the tagline `Real Life, Real Time', the station ...
Ashraf regrets his kiss
Sep 04, 2007; ... PICTURES of a couple said to be model/actor Ashraf Sinclair andIndonesian model/singer Bunga Cinta Lestari kissing on a beach wasplastered on the Internet over the past few weeks. Yesterday, Ashraf decided to come clean and admit his mistake. "Yes, it was me, and yes, we did ...
Sirul: I knew police were trying to frame me
Sep 04, 2007; ... AFTER a three-week break, the Altantuya Shaariibuu murder trialresumed with yet another startling testimony by second accused LanceCorporal Sirul Azhar Umar. In his testimony during reexamination by his counsel, HasnalRedzua Merican during a trial-within-a trial, Sirul said police ...
Witness: I would have arrested Kayveas
Sep 04, 2007; ... SEPANG Rela officer Mohamad Yusof told the Ampang Sessions Courtthat he would not have hesitated to arrest Deputy Minister in thePrime Minister's Department Datuk M. Kayveas if he had obstructed himfrom carrying out his duty during a raid on Sri Steven's Cornerrestaurant in ...
Deputy minister unhappy with defence lawyer
Sep 04, 2007 ... DEPUTY Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk M.Kayveas was unhappy yesterday. He had been subpoenaed as a witness for the trial of former MPAJenforcement director Captain (Rtd) Abdul Kudus Ahmad, which resumedat the Ampang Sessions Court yesterday. However, after ...
Car roof saves couple
Sep 04, 2007 ... "THANK God I was in a car. If I was on a motorcycle, I could havebeen seriously hurt, or worse." These were the words of a relieved Razak Yaacob, 56, who narrowlyescaped disaster when his car was struck by an unknown falling objecton Thursday. Razak, an executive director, ...
Motorists flouting rules
Sep 04, 2007; ... MOTORISTS blatantly defying traffic rules annoy ZUEN ofBrickfields. She says the situation at the junction near Sri Kota Supermarketis bad, where motorists from Kuala Lumpur heading towards eitherBangsar or Brickfields tend to sway into the incoming traffic leadingout of Jalan ...
Repairs taking too long
Sep 04, 2007; ... TWO months for a new modem? "That's ridiculous," says ANNIE of Sungai Buloh who sent herfaulty Toshiba notebook modem to Companion Technology Sdn Bhd(Teledynamics) for repairs in July. She thought it would take only a few days for the company torepair the modem and had even ...
Commuter wins RM8,888 with creative slogan
Sep 04, 2007; ... JOANNE Chan did not believe her luck when she was announced theJuly winner of RM8,888 Naik RapidKL Bas, Simpan Tiket & Menangcampaign at the RapidKL head office in Petaling Jaya recently. The campaign, which started on July 1, is part of its Merdekacelebration which ended on ...
Restless over late-night renovations
Sep 04, 2007; ... SLEEPLESS in Taman Midah? You bet, says TAN, who does not understand why renovations onTesco Extra are allowed to go on until 2am. "This has been going on for sometime and we want an explanationfrom Kuala Lumpur City Hall why this is allowed in a housing area,"he ...
Transport workers lack training
Sep 04, 2007; ... Dear Editor, THE government has been encouraging commuters to use publictransport to reduce traffic congestion. But is our public transportgood enough for commuters? I want to share my bitter experience with KTM Komuter and the taxiservice at KL Sentral on ...
Let children be children
Sep 04, 2007; ... A FLYER shoved into my letterbox caught my attention recently. Itwas a training programme for schoolchildren, but what made it standout was the type of children it identified as 'needing help'. Does your child have a short attention span? Is he anxious aboutexams? Does he always ...