The Malay Mail back issues from March 2008:
Don't ignore the disabled
Mar 03, 2008; ... Dear Editor, THIS letter is addressed to all candidates standing for the 12thgeneral election on Saturday. On this day, registered voters will cast their votes to elect newmembers of Parliament and State assemblies. A significant percentage of voters will be disabled ...
Time to clean up Petaling Street
Mar 03, 2008; ... Dear Editor, BUSY Petaling street is a contradiction. The humid weather,numerous stalls with colourful wares of fake branded goods andpirated DVDs, and the energy of life, makes it attractive tovisitors. But beneath what is `beautiful' about Petaling Street issomething that ...
Supporters not out to smear campaign
Mar 03, 2008; ... PARTI Keadilan Rakyat secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul KhalidIbrahim, who is contesting the Bandar Tun Razak parliamentary seat,has denied allegations that his supporters were out to smear theelection campaign of his opponent. "I would not allow my people to do such a thing. That is ...
Heartless Villa fans nabbed
Mar 03, 2008 ... ABOUT a dozen arrests were made by Police at Arsenal's EmiratesStadium on Saturday after some Aston Villa fans derided the plightof broken-leg victim Eduardo with offensive chants about theBrazilian-born Croatian. Arsenal striker Eduardo suffered a compound fracture of hisfibula ...
RapidKL must improve services
Mar 03, 2008; ... Dear Editor, I AGREE wholeheartedly with Rukinah Hamid's letter on Feb 29concerning the poor services provided by RapidKL. Rukinah had complained that whenever she lodged a complaint withRapidKL, she would be peppered with questions, but thereafter noaction is ...
Long wait for delivery customer
Mar 03, 2008; ... SHAHIDAN, of Petaling Jaya, is unhappy that he had to wait fivemonths for a sofa set he had ordered from Teak Borneo Padu Sdn Bhd. "I went there in January to buy a sofa set for my new house inKota Damansara. "I was told that it would be delivered to me in two weeks butuntil ...
Road humps a hazard at night
Mar 03, 2008; ... MICHAEL, of Taman Bukit Cheras, is unhappy with the speedbreakersin the residential area. "There is only one road to get here, and on Feb 26, I realisedspeedbreakers were built on the road but City Hall workers did notpaint them with yellow lines to warn drivers. "It is ...
No free stay for member
Mar 03, 2008; ... WHAT'S the point of having free hotel stay privileges if youcan't use them? This is what riles GAN, from Malacca, after his numerous attemptsto use the privileges were rejected. He says he signed up as a member of Hospitality Direct last year,which entitles him to discounted ...
Magical Aguero
Mar 03, 2008 ... ATLETICO MADRID whizkid Sergio Aguero produced a stunningindividual performance to inspire Saturday's exciting 4-2 win overred-hot Barcelona at Vicente Calderon. Aguero, or El Kun, scored two goals, created another for MaxiRodrigues and won a penalty which was converted by Diego ...
A boost before Roma decider
Mar 03, 2008 ... REAL MADRID goalkeeper Iker Casillas was both happy and cautiousafter the hard-earned 3-2 away win over Recreativo on Saturday. Real were second best for much of the game but Casillas onceagain pulled out a series of stunning saves to deny Recreativo. Then two goals from ...
Dept head seeks City Hall's help
Mar 03, 2008; ... MCA Public Services and Complaint Department will seek a meetingwith City Hall to solve the problem of stray golf balls from KelabGolf Perkhidmatan Awam in Damansara. Department head Datuk Michael Chong said they needed to solve thematter urgently. "We will seek a meeting ...
Yasmin deserves her accolades
Mar 03, 2008; ... Dear Editor, WHAT a remarkable achievement for local director Yasmin Ahmad tobe appointed a judge at this year's 58th Berlin International FilmFestival. I have been a fan of not only her masterpieces such as Sepet,Gubra and Mokhsin, as well as independent filmmakers like ...
Making a grand entrance
Mar 03, 2008; ... LOOKING for excellent wooden doors at reasonable prices for yourhome? RIDZWAN A. RAHIM points you in the right direction. What's the first thing anyone coming to visit you would see?Regardless of whether you're at home or in the office, it's the samething - your door! The ...
Kok, Chew show claws over caricatures
Mar 03, 2008; ... By Yushaimi Yahaya; Ayu Musa Kamal; Nuradzimmah Daim; RahmanDaros; Kalbana Perimbayanagam; Chew Wan Ying; Muzliza Mustafa; PearlLee; Halim Said; Darshini Kandasamy; Mariam Thany; Michelle Lim;Nabilah Abdul Talib; Reena Raj; Dawn Chan; Nurul`Aini NuraqilahIsmail and Mohd Yaakob Yusof ...
Rawang BN posters defaced
Mar 03, 2008; ... MOTORISTS plying Rawang town's busy main road would find it hardnot to miss two large posters of Barisan Nasional and Keadilancandidates. However, only the BN one, featuring the images of Selayangparliamentary candidate Lee Li Yew and Rawang state seat contestantGoh Ah Ling, was ...
Winning hearts at weddings and kenduri
Mar 03, 2008; ... WITH only five days left till polling day, the battle to capturethe hearts and minds of voters has now entered the final stretch. Candidates as well as their campaign workers are gearingthemselves up for the final dash to the finish line which will seeceramah sessions, door-to-door ...
Markiman mocks RM200 reward
Mar 03, 2008; ... AN opposition party's promise to pay housewives RM200 each if itwins has drawn derision from an incumbent MP who sees it as vote-buying. Hulu Langat's Barisan Nasional parliamentary candidate, DatukMarkiman Kobiran, in a speech in Kajang, said the offer wasoutrageous. He ...
Athletic facility for the needy
Mar 03, 2008; ... DESPITE a busy campaigning schedule, Serdang parliamentarycandidate Datuk Hoh Hee Lee took time-off to give away twowheelchairs to the needy at the Barisan Nasional - MCA Serdangoffice yesterday. Hoh, the Junior Chamber International Mines' and MalaysianWheelchair Basketball ...
Mais aid brings relief to Aiman's family
Mar 03, 2008; ... THE Selangor Religious Council (Mais) has gone to the aid ofseven-year-old Syareez Aiman Atan in the hope that the boy willrecover soon. Mais has provided him with a wheelchair and a urinal tube for hisuse recently. Aiman's left leg was crushed when a concrete slab from ...
Salesgirl flees rapist at petrol stop
Mar 03, 2008; ... ALL the salesgirl wanted was for her friend to pay the RM350 thathe owed her. But instead of paying the debt, the man allegedly raped theIndonesian salesgirl after holding her captive for four days lastweek and robbed her of RM400, two cell phones and jewellery. The victim ...
10 tell board of assault
Mar 03, 2008; ... THE family members of Royal Malaysian Air Force cadet Mohd ZainiIsmon, 21, are holding firm to their belief that Mohd Zaini wasassaulted by his physical training instructors before he died on Jan30. They are confident the truth will prevail following a meetingwith a ...
Less majority votes in Selangor: Khir
Mar 03, 2008; ... COME polling day on Saturday, many eyes will turn to Selangorsince it has a number of `hot spots' - be it within the BN areas orthe oppositions'. RAHMAN DAROS engages the Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr MohamadKhir Toyo, in a Hard Talk on the challenges as well as the chancesof ...
Busy Aziz prefers it to be personal
Mar 03, 2008; ... TAKING advantage of the last Sunday before the 12th generalelection, Barisan National Titiwangsa parliamentary candidate DatukAziz Jamaludin Mohd Tahir met voters yesterday. No stranger to the area, Kampung Baru 'boy' Aziz, however,stressed the importance of on-the-ground meeting ...
Doing their all for mum
Mar 03, 2008; ... LOOKING at Wan Izran Salleh and his sister Wan Izzana Salleh, onemay not realise that they are related to a popular face which can beseen on thousands of posters and banners hung around the LembahPantai area. They may be unfamiliar faces to the constituents of LembahPantai, but ...
Commotion at deputy CM's function
Mar 03, 2008 ... A COMMOTION erupted during a function where Deputy Penang ChiefMinister Datuk Seri Abdul Rashid Abdullah presented keys to 1,273housebuyers in Taman Widuri, Nibong Tebal, yesterday. While the guests were helping themselves to the dishes servedafter the ceremony, an unidentified man ...
MAS denies allegations
Mar 03, 2008; ... KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines managing director and chiefexecutive officer, Datuk Seri Idris Jala, has denied an allegationcontained in an e-mail on the 25-year-old co-pilot recentlyconvicted on possession of child porn clips in Australia. In a statement, MAS said: "Datuk Seri ...
Supermart employs 24 illegally
Mar 03, 2008; ... A SUPERMARKET in Sri Petaling is facing a RM120,000 fine foremploying 24 foreigners illegally. Along with the immigrants, the supermarket's human resourcemanager and a worker were detained in the operation, codenamed OpsJaja, last Thursday. "The duo are in custody to assist ...
Emergency lane crash
Mar 03, 2008 ... FOR deciding not to use the designated motorcycle lane along theFederal Highway, a motorcyclist nearly lost his life yesterday. He was spotted by The Malay Mail photographer Hadzme Mohd Jaafaron the emergency lane of the Kuala ...
90, including illegals, detained in Johor
Mar 03, 2008 ... NINETY immigrant workers from two timber factories and twoconstruction sites in Johor were nabbed in two operations by theJohor Immigration Department last Thursday. The operations, codenamed Ops Sapu and Ops Mahir, were carriedout along the Batu Pahat-Muar road with a team of 50 ...
Sports day for special children
Mar 03, 2008; ... THE Lions and Lioness Club of Sitiawan displayed their caringspirit by organising a sports day for special children at SekolahRendah Jenis Kebangsaan Saint Francis Sitiawan recently. The children were from Persatuan Kebajikan Orang Cacat Manjungand Sekolah Semangat Maju ...
Burning rubber... again
Mar 03, 2008; ... WITH its impressive box office haul of RM2.1 million, it's onlynatural for Impak Maksima to be granted a sequel. But instead of a second big screen instalment, director AhmadIdham went into a surprising new direction - turning it into a TVseries. Given the new format, the ...
Priority check or, rather, unchecked
Mar 03, 2008; ... THE big news headline, though not for The Malay Mail, was ...Fasha Sandha having her cat kidnapped! Now seriously - when stuff like that makes the news, you have towonder if we're getting a little too frivolous. After all, missingkids are relegated to back pages, while an actress' ...
Those `70s Shows
Mar 03, 2008 ... (In Malaysia) BAKAT TV AMONG the first singing competitions to be produced locally.Artistes it unearthed include Shagul Hamid, Suhaily Shamsuddin,Zalifah Ibrahim, M. Sani, Frankie Cheah, Sugiman Jahuri and Sept 5.In 1975, it changed its name to Bintang RTM which would later ...
Puma's pitch perfect gear
Mar 03, 2008 ... WHILE Puma inches closer to becoming a fashion-forward sportswearbrand, it's still not forgetting its roots - the brand stillproduces sports gear for the serious and weekend athlete. Latestfrom the brand is the V1.08 line for footballers, touted to securesplit second advantages over your ...
Get live with MSN and Control Room
Mar 03, 2008 ... DREAMING of catching that awesome concert in Madison SquareGarden, New York or at Royal Albert Hall, London but won't be intheir vicinity anytime soon? Well fret no more. MSN In Concerttogether with Control Room, which brought the best live music onlinein 2007, is back in 2008 with more ...
Watch out for death trap manholes in city
Mar 03, 2008; ... THERE are still many uncovered manholes in the city, despitecomplaints by city folk. Yesterday, The Malay Mail visited several areas in the city whereflimsily covered manholes were found that are death traps tounsuspecting pedestrians. The roads in Bangsar have just been ...
Era FM taps Aimee
Mar 03, 2008; ... AFTER a three-month-long search, Era FM has found a replacementfor its Pagi @ Era co-host, Yasmin Hani, in Natasha Aimee Hashim. Discovered via the station's Ganti Hani @ Era search, the Johor-born lass will be joining the rest of the Pagi @ Era presenters,including Nana, Kieran ...
Caillat treat for readers
Mar 03, 2008 ... THREE months ago, The Malay Mail broke the news that Los Angeles-born singer Colbie Caillat would be in town from March 13 to March16 for a promotional tour. Today, 10 days before the 22-year-old sets foot in Kuala Lumpur,The Malay Mail has more good news. In conjunction with ...
Wooing the voters
Mar 03, 2008 ... WITH only five days to polling day, candidates took advantage ofthe weekend to reach out to as many voters as possible. Many chose to minimise the walkabouts ...
Silly Safee's shoddy show
Mar 03, 2008; ... HE is supposed to be the national team's No 1 striker, butSelangor's Safee Sali still has a lot to learn. Safee was a major disappointment in the 0-0 home draw withTerengganu at Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday. The Red Giants, who are on a good run of form, could have won ifnot ...
Imran in mood for success
Mar 03, 2008; ... FORMULA BMW ASIA driver Imran Zaharias Shaharom reckons thisseason could turn out to be his best. To back his words, the 19-year-old won the senior category of theRotax Max Malaysian Challenge opening round at Sepang Go-KartCircuit yesterday. Imran timed 20:55.778 seconds in ...
Paying for MHF's folly?
Mar 03, 2008 ... IS Bandar Penawar Sports School a victim of poor management byMalaysian Hockey Federation (MHF)? That seems to be what BPSS assistant coach Wan Roslan Wan AbdulRahman suggested after losing 3-2 to Petaling Jaya Municipal Councilin a Junior Hockey League Division 1 match at the ...
A long way to gold
Mar 03, 2008; ... THE Good Luck Beijing taekwondo tournament was a wake-up call forElaine Teo and Che Chew Chan. Suffering opening round defeats in their respective weightcategories was an indication how tough the competition will be atthe Beijing Olympics in five months time. Elaine was ...
Defending champs the target now
Mar 03, 2008; ... IT is a cliche, but, really, heavy is the head that wears thecrown. Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, who stunned the badminton worldwhen they captured the All-England doubles title last year, may onlyhave a slim chance of repeating their success. Twelve months ago, the young ...
Massa playing it by ear
Mar 03, 2008; ... FELIPE MASSA is a man of action. Nine days ahead of the 2008 Formula 1 season, Ferrari'sBrazillian driver is refusing to make any predictions for theAustralian Grand Prix on March 14-16. "Predictions for Melbourne? I prefer to talk there, after therace. Before the race is not ...
Seedorf, Kaka out injured
Mar 03, 2008 ... AC MILAN'S veteran midfielder Clarence Seedorf is a major doubtfor their Champions League last 16 second leg tie against Arsenal atSan Siro on Wednesday (3.45am) after limping out of Saturday's 1-1draw with Lazio. A hamstring injury saw Seedorf substituted in the 37th minute ...
Puyol: We'll fight to the bitter end
Mar 03, 2008 ... BARCELONA skipper Carles Puyol was clearly disappointed by their4-2 defeat by Atletico Madrid on Saturday but he insists they willfight until the bitter end. The Catalans had taken the lead through Ronaldinho but goals fromSergio Aguero (two) Diego Forlan and Maxi Radiguez were ...
Fergie fancied for Olympic mission
Mar 03, 2008 ... MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson is being lined up to manageBritain's football team at the 2012 London Olympics. The Sunday Times claimed Lord Sebastian Coe, chairman of theorganising committee for the games, is attempting to persuadeFerguson to take the reins in a bid for ...
The heat's still on Grant
Mar 03, 2008 ... CHELSEA boss Avram Grant blasted the media last Friday and thenanswered his critics in style with an emphatic 4-0 away win overWest Ham the following day. Despite this feat, Sunday newspapers in England are stillpredicting his imminent demise at Stamford Bridge. The News of ...
Park back with a vengeance
Mar 03, 2008 ... MANCHESTER UNITED attacker Park Ji-sung (above) was ecstatic toscore on his return to the first team in the 3-0 win over Fulham onSaturday after enduring a year filled with injuries. The South Korea international had not scored for United sinceMarch 31 last year but rose highest to ...
Point to treasure for Wenger
Mar 03, 2008 ... ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger believes their last-gasp 1-1 draw atEmirates with Aston Villa on Saturday could have a `big impact' onthe title race. With just seconds to go, it appeared as if Arsenal's recent poorfortune was set to continue after a first-half own goal fromPhilippe ...
Keegan has board's support
Mar 03, 2008 ... NEWCASTLE'S chief executive Chris Mort has insisted under-pressure manager Kevin Keegan has the full backing of the boarddespite struggling to turn things around at the club since hisarrival. The Magpies have not won since Keegan returned to the club amidsthuge fanfare in January ...
Gerrard's blast wakes up Reds
Mar 03, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard saw the improvement he demandedfrom his teammates after issuing a rallying call in midweek as theydefeated Bolton last night. Gerrard spoke a few home truths in midweek, emphasising howdisappointed the club were in their league campaign this ...
Fergie soft on Scholes
Mar 03, 2008 ... MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson is one tough Scot who rarelyshows his soft side. But he can't help himself if the subject is about Paul Scholesand the Champions League final in May. Ferguson revealed he would pick the former England midfielder forthe starting line-up if ...
Paying the ultimate price
Mar 04, 2008; ... THERE were exchanges of hugs and thunderous cheers two weeks agoas Datuk Seri Mohamad Khir Toyo read out the Barisan Nasional's listof candidates for the general election. Streets around Selangor Umno headquarters in Shah Alam werecongested as supporters of the candidates rushed to ...
Weekend escapade
Mar 04, 2008; ... THE hustle and bustle of city can be daunting at times and aweekend escapade may just be the answer. ERROL DE CRUZ checks outRenaissance Hotel's special package. Got a weekend coming up with no plans made? Need a nice privateplace for the perfect weekend escapade? The ...
Chew's billboard attack will go on
Mar 04, 2008; ... DESPITE a directive from City Hall to remove all 12 billboardsfeaturing 'suggestive' caricatures of Seputeh incumbent Teresa Kokby midnight yesterday, Barisan Nasional hopeful Carol Chew showedher defiance by sticking to her guns. Chew, when contacted at 7pm yesterday, said she ...
Spat over use of halls gets ugly
Mar 04, 2008; ... HERE'S another round of the Tan Kok Wai, Datuk Tan Chai Ho and DrJeffrey Goh spat! This time, DAP's Kok Wai lashed out at the two BN candidates forallegedly abusing community halls by turning them into theircampaign grounds. The incumbent Cheras MP demanded an explanation ...
BN's race for the hot seats
Mar 04, 2008; ... YES, we have our work cut out but we will deliver the seats. This is the collective admission of two Barisan Nasionalcandidates contesting the Sungai Pinang and Batu Caves State seats -described as Selangor Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri DrMohamad Khir Toyo as hot ...
Zulhasnan: Turnout proves BN support
Mar 04, 2008; ... "THERE is no problem. Do you see any problem? Even though itrained, these people were waiting for me. They would not have doneso if I did not have their support." So said Setiawangsa incumbent Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique, inresponse to a question on his standing amongst the ...
Murugesan: Set your anger aside
Mar 04, 2008; ... WITH little political experience, it would be interesting to seehow S. Murugesan, a first-time MIC candidate vying for the Subangparliamentary seat, would fare against his more illustrious opponent- PKR vice-president Sivarasa Rasiah. The 40-year-old MIC Youth Council member, ...
Order to nab Mat Rempit flagbearers
Mar 04, 2008; ... ARREST them on sight. This is the order issued by Kuala Lumpur police to all itsdistrict headquarters on Mat Rempit carrying political party flags. Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Muhammad Sabtu Osman also urgedall political parties to stop using Mat Rempit in their ...
Elderly couple voters since 1959
Mar 04, 2008; ... AGE is but a number. Living up to this saying are elderly couple Yee Shin Fook, 93,and Lee Sui Lin, 80, who are as eager to cast their votes on March 8as they were the first time in the 1959 general election. Both husband and wife have been loyal supporters of the MCA ...
Eight-month wait for wedding photographs
Mar 04, 2008; ... NAVIN, of Setapak, is annoyed with the service provided by LoveBirds Bridal Beauty Studio in Brickfields. He says he had his wedding photographs taken at the studio onJune 10 last year but until today, he has yet to receive hisphotographs. "The studio promised to deliver my ...
Improved Gen.2 targets younger market
Mar 04, 2008; ... NATIONAL car maker Proton plans to develop several new highercapacity engines by the middle of the year, in a move to make itmore competitive domestically and abroad. These include a 1.8 and 2-litre petrol engine for its currentrange of cars, and a diesel-powered ...