Recently added articles from The Malay Mail:
Razip has a mountain to climb
Apr 01, 2008 ... ALL Razip Ismail remembers is sweating it out at Merdeka Stadiumwhile the crowd sang their hearts out to KL's then theme song - aremake of When the Saints Go Marching In. That was when Razip, together with teammates Mat Zan Mat Aris,Fandi Ahmad, Rashid Hassan, Subardon Aziz and ...
Anfield owners want to stay apart
Apr 01, 2008 ... LIVERPOOL'S co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett will both beattending the Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie againstArsenal on Thursday (2.45am) but they have asked not be seated nextto each other at the Emirates. The Liverpool Daily Post reported the American tycoons ...
New kart boost for Nabil
Apr 01, 2008; Ghaz Ramli ... NEW kart, new dawn. Promising karter Nabil Jan Al-Jeffri (below) will get his muchneeded boost for the first round of the Asian Rotax Max Challenge atthe Tengku Mahkota Circuit in Kota Baru this weekend (April 4-5) inthe form of a brand new Intrepid kart. It will replace his ...
Clarify water billing details
Apr 01, 2008; Lau Bing ... Dear Editor, THE recent announcement that some water is free for all domesticconsumers in Selangor is laudable, so long as each household has itsown separate water meter to record the usages. However, how will Syabas charge the consumers, especially thosewhose water usage ...
Grilled to perfection
Apr 01, 2008; Sharen Kaur ... DINERS can now savour an authentic American meal right in theheart of Kuala Lumpur at Tony Roma's, writes SHAREN KAUR. World famous for its ribs, Tony Roma's is becoming more popularamong the locals because of its food presentation, taste andaromatic flavours. The portions ...
Why did City Hall spare illegal spa?
Apr 01, 2008; Mariam Thany ... WHY didn't City Hall act against a spa in Jalan Changkat ThambiDollah in Pudu, raided by the Immigration Department last Thursday,despite a recommendation by the police three months ago? The Malay Mail learnt yesterday that Kuala Lumpur police hadrecommended that City Hall revoke ...
Honour among touts
Apr 01, 2008; Mariam Thany ... LIKE all professional sharks, there is a dubious pact among toutsoperating at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. A source, who declined to be named, told The Malay Mail: "Youknow who the real touts are? They are the smooth talkers who aredressed smartly in ties and jackets; ...
Tricky KLIA cab poser
Apr 01, 2008; Dawn Chan ... TOURISM Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman yesterday describedthe issue of picking up passengers at the Kuala Lumpur InternationalAirport as being complicated. When asked about complaints against the new Road TransportDepartment (RTD) ruling at KLIA banning arriving passenger ...
MPs push for elected KL mayor
Apr 01, 2008; Pearl Lee ... ALL 10 opposition MPs in Kuala Lumpur are planning to push forthe national's capital to have an elected mayor. Wangsa Maju MP Wee Choo Keong yesterday told The Malay Mail thatthey are now drafting a petition to that end. "Once we have drafted the petition, we will go to our ...
Concerned residents remain sceptical
Apr 01, 2008; Reena Raj ... DESPITE assurances from the authorities that the Taman Melawatiarea faces no danger of landslides, its residents remain sceptical. The area has been given the green light by various agencies - theGeo-Science and Mineral Department, Institute of Infrastructure ofMalaysia and the ...
Cops pull the plug on black money syndicate
Apr 01, 2008; Mohd Yaakob Yusof ... CITY police have arrested 13 Africans believed to be members of a`black money' syndicate who conned 37 Malaysians out of millions ofringgit. City Commercial police chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohd ArisRamli, said three of the suspects were arrested in a raid at a hotelin Cheras ...
Robber flees with RM100,000
Apr 01, 2008 ... TWO minutes was all it took for a robber to scoop a tray ofjewellery from a shop in Jalan Besar, Selayang Baru, yesterday. In the 3.15pm incident, a man wearing a full-faced helmet enteredthe outlet and whipped out a gun before threatening the outlet'smanager. The suspect ...
28 lose RM5 million in bogus contracts scam
Apr 01, 2008 ... A SYNDICATE has conned 28 people out of more than RM5 million byoffering them bogus contracts. Assistant Commissioner Mohd Aris Ramli said police have received28 reports from victims since May last year. "To date, police have arrested two suspects in their 30s,believed to be ...
Gunman nabbed after hot pursuit
Apr 01, 2008; Mohd Yaakob Yusof ... POLICE recovered a .38 revolver from a man high on the wantedlist following a high-speed chase in Subang yesterday. Investigations revealed that the man was wanted for murder inSelayang early this year and drug trafficking. The man also had a criminal record for various ...
Faulty LRT card readers
Apr 01, 2008; Nabillah Abdul Talib ... ISN'T the Touch 'n Go card supposed to make commuting on the LRTfaster and easier? ABU HAZIQ of Kuala Lumpur is unhappy over the numerous faultyTouch 'n Go readers at several LRT stations. He commutes daily from the Sungai Besi station, changes to theKelana Jaya line at ...
Angkasawan to grace Unitar fiesta
Apr 01, 2008; Nurul`Aini Nuraqilah Ismail ... FANCY meeting Malaysia's angkasawan Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor? If so, then make your way to University Tun Abdul Razak's 10thAnnivesary Fiesta which will be held on April 12 and 13 at itsKelana Jaya campus. Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, who will be officiating the event, will ...
Cell phone repair delayed
Apr 01, 2008; Nabillah Abdul Talib ... WHY does it take a week to repair a cell phone? JOHN of Selayang sent his Nokia N95 to MobilKomm Cellular Serviceand Repair on March 23. He is still waiting to get back his phone. "Whenever I call the shop, the line would either be engaged ortheir staff would put me on hold," ...
No fresh clean towels at fitness centre
Apr 01, 2008; Nabillah Abdul Talib ... VINCENT of Damansara is unhappy that True Fitness in Desa SriHartamas finds it difficult to provide fresh, clean towels. VINCENT, who has been a True Fitness member since September 2006,thinks that the condition of the gym has also deteriorated. "The towels used to be white ...
KTM strives to improve service
Apr 01, 2008; Shahriza Embi ... Dear Editor, WE refer to a letter by Lau Bing, `KTM must clean up act', onMarch 20. KTM Berhad would like to thank Lau Bing for the feedback and forusing our services. We have taken note of Lau Bing's comments regarding the conditionof the toilets on the train and ...
Youths must be up to the challenge
Apr 01, 2008; Ahmad Syazwan Nordin ... Dear Editor, MANY countries are competing with each other in their pursuit tobe a developed nation. Japan is one of the world's most developed nation, particularlyin the technology sector. How did they do it? The answer is that they have quality human resources, ...
