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Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:27 PM PDT

AirAsia X Sdn Bhd, the long-haul arm of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Bhd, has put its planned stock market listing on hold pending a potential stake sale to state investment company Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Chief Executive Officer Azran Osman Rani said in a Bloomberg TV interview. - Bloomberg

Auto stocks fall on car sector downgrade

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 06:41 PM PDT

Malaysian auto stocks, led by DRB- Hicom Holdings Bhd, fell in Kuala Lumpur trading after RHB Captial Bhd downgraded the industry to "underweight" from "neutral".

DRB dropped 2.2 percent to RM1.78 at 9:30 a.m. local time, while UMW Holdings Bhd declined 1.3 percent to RM6.61, set for its lowest close since Sept. 17. -- Bloomberg

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Tennis / Malaysian Open: Tricky tie for Melzer

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 05:04 PM PDT

2011/09/29
By Ajitpal Singh and Fadhli Ishak
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Jurgen Melzer returns a shot to Rik De Voest in the Malaysian Open yesterday. Melzer won 6-0, 6-4. — Picture by Fariz Iswadi Ismail

AUSTRIA'S fourth seed Jurgen Melzer and Russia's seventh Dmitry Tursunov cruised into the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open after breezing past their opponents at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

Joining them in the last eight was the tournament's only surviving wild card player Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, a former Australian Open finalist.

Melzer, the World No 21, broke serve four times and won 86 per cent of points behind his serve for an impressive 6-0, 6-4 victory over South African qualifier Rik De Voest. The debutant faces a tricky quarter-final match against Baghdatis, who is seeking his fifth career title, tomorrow.

"I started really well. The first set was one of the best sets I've played all year for sure. I'm feeling really good here, hopefully it can continue," said Melzer yesterday.

"The conditions are very slow but if you have enough power, it can give you a little more time to set up for your shots and go for some winners, which is nice for my game."

Baghdatis edged India's Asian and Commonwealth Games champion Somdev Devvarman 7-5, 6-4 in 105 minutes.

Somdev started well by breaking in the seventh game and had a break point opportunity to seal the set at 5-4. However, Baghdatis won the game in deuce before breaking the World No 89 in the 12th game for victory.

In the second set, the 26-year-old Baghdatis saved three consecutive break points before holding serve in the first game. He went on to break Somdev in the fourth and 10 games to make his second straight quarter-final appearance.

"I was quite impatient at the beginning but I changed my style of play once I realised things were not working out. It was tough as the courts here are very slow and tough to hit winners.

"I took my time and slowly managed to get back into the match. I am glad that I've beaten Somdev as matches between us have always been tough," said Baghdatis.

Tursunov, the World No 41, defeated Belgian wild card David Goffin 6-3, 6-3 to set-up a quarter-final clash with either Serbia's second seed Viktor Troicki or Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin.

In a first round match, Italy's World No 96 Flavio Cipolla got the better of Australia's World No 56 Bernard Tomic, a quarter-finalist in Wimbledon, 6-2, 6-2 to claim only his fourth ATP-level win of the season in 72 minutes.

The Italian faces Serbian third seed Janko Tipsarevic, who received a bye through the first round, today.

Local wild cards Ahmad Deedat Abdul Razak and Ariex Elyaas Deen Heshaam, as expected, were beaten 6-2, 6-2 by Frantisek Cermak- Filip Polasek in the doubles first round.

Hockey: Good start for Sultan of Johor Cup

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 05:02 PM PDT

2011/09/29
By J.J. Shah
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Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, Malaysian Hockey Federation president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman with the sponsors of the Sultan of Johor Cup at yesterday's launch. — Picture by Zulkarnain Ahmad Tajuddin

THE state government's bid to turn Johor Baru into a sporting hub received a shot in the arm when the inaugural Sultan of Johor Cup was launched by Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar at the Johor International Convention Centre yesterday.

It will become the second annual international tournament in Johor Baru, joining the five-year-old Iskandar Johor Open Golf which draws big names from the European and Asian tours.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Ghani Othman listed cricket as the next international event that could be held in Johor Baru.

The Sultan of Johor Cup received a tremendous boost with a total of RM1.25 million in sponsorship at the launch.

In this year's tournament, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Korea and hosts Malaysia will compete at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium on Nov 5-12. The tournament, held in conjunction with the Sultan of Johor's birthday celebrations, has been sanctioned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and will feature on its hockey calendar.

"Due to time constraint, it is a six-nation tournament this year but we hope to bring European teams in the coming years and probably increase the total to eight or more teams," said Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.

Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar launched the tournament.

A total of RM1.25 million was raised from various sponsors with the Johor State Government contributing RM500,000 while other major sponsors include Johor Corporation, Danga Bay, Genting Berhad, Sapura Holdings, Sports Ministry, Century Logistics, Malaysian Pacific Corporation, SAJ Holdings Sdn Bhd, Central Malaysian Properties, BCB Berhad, UEM Land Holdings Berhad, Tenaga National and Titan Chemicals Corporation.

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19 evacuated in Perlis flood

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 11:05 PM PDT

KANGAR: Floods caused by heavy rain over the past few days has forced the evacuation last night of 19 people from two villages here.

Perlis Welfare Department director Abdullah Ali said the evacuees, from Kampung Bakau and Kampung Repoh, were sent to a relief centre at 11.30 pm.

They were provided with food, mattresses, pillows and blankets, he told Bernama at his office here today.

A check by Bernama showed that the Perlis river was swollen, but there have been no reports of floods in other areas. -- BERNAMA

Rubber tapper couple murdered in smallholding

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 10:02 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: A man and his wife, both rubber tappers, were found dead, believed to have been murdered, in the smallholding where they worked in Hulu Yam, Selangor, early today.

The bodies of L. Ramasandram, 57, and A. Bakiam, 51, were found by passers-by at 5.40 am lying in a supine position on the ground with slash wounds on the head and hands, said Hulu Selangor police chief Supt Norel Azmi Yahya Afendy.

Their motorcycle was found nearby, he added.

The bodies were sent to the Kuala Kubu Baharu hospital, he said. - BERNAMA

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Bersih 2.0 gets leave to challenge unlawful order

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:55 PM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR: The steering committee of Bersih 2.0 today obtained leave from the High Court to challenge the order declaring it an unlawful society.

Judge Datuk Rohana Yusuf, who made the decision in chambers, allowed the leave application of the committee for a judicial review to quash the decision.

The court set Nov 22 to hear the merit of the judicial review.

On July 8, 14 members of the committee, including Datuk S.Ambiga, filed the leave application naming the Home Minister, Inspector-General of Police and the government as respondents.

They are seeking an order of certiorari to remove the order dated July 1 by the Home Minister declaring Bersih 2.0 an unlawful society and an order to quash it forthwith.

They also want a declaration that the order is null and void and of no effect.

Ambiga, who is chairman of the committee, told reporters that the judge had granted them leave to seek to quash the decision and have the order declared null and void.

However, Ambiga said, the judge denied the leave application for an order prohibiting the respondents from entering and searching their premises as well as and an order to compel the respondents to release the T-shirts, placards, newspapers, books, banners and any other documents or objects belonging to them which were seized by the police.

Ambiga said that she was happy with the ruling as it related to an executive order.

Senior Federal Counsel Datuk Kamaluddin Md Said, representing the respondents, said that he will get instructions from his superiors on whether to appeal against the ruling.

In the application, the committee claimed that the order decreed that the Bersih movement was declared an unlawful society because it was allegedly "being used for purposes prejudicial to the interests of the security of Malaysia and public order".

Bersih 2.0, the committee contended, was substantively different from the movement known simply as Bersih which was launched in 2007 and comprised political parties and civil society organisations.

Bersih 2.0, it said, consisted solely of civil society organisations and was launched in November last year.

The applicants claimed that the order was illegal because Bersih 2.0 was substantively different from Bersih, and that Bersih, as it originally stood, no longer existed. -- BERNAMA

Explosion at Empire Shopping Gallery

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 07:22 PM PDT

Explosion at Empire Shopping Gallery

2011/09/28
By Sean Augustin
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SUBANG JAYA: Two security guards and a couple suffered minor injuries when a gas leak caused a massive explosion at the Empire Shopping Gallery in SS16, Subang Jaya.

Several shops including Coach, Tangs and Starbucks were badly damaged in the 3.40am explosion with glass shards everywhere.

About three hundred guests from the Empire Hotel next to the gallery were evacuated in wee hours in the morning and 30-40 shoplots damaged in the explosion.

The shopping gallery will be closed until further notice.

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Flood spoils 30-year vinyl collection

Posted: 14 Mar 2011 06:27 PM PDT

2010/11/10
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Tengku Nahar Tengku Mansor holds his treasured collection of Michael Jackson Thriller at his flood-ravaged house at Taman Rakyat, Alor Star. NST picture by Ramdzan Masiam

ALOR STAR: Flood victim Tengku Nahar Tengku Mansor, 48, was devastated when he came home to find his collection of vinyl records was soaked in mudwaters after the city was ravaged by floods last Wednesday.

The father of three only realised the irreparable damages when he returned to his house at Taman Rakyat, Jalan Sultanah Bahiyah here on Saturday after seeking refuge at a relative's home in Hutan Kampung.

Self-employed Tengku Nahar said his record collection were kept in the storeroom of his double-storey house and he had forgotten about the records when his family were rushing to evacuate the house last week.

"I was busy moving our furniture to the upper-floor when the flood started to reach our doorstep last Wednesday. I forgot about the records that was stacked in a box which I placed on the floor of the store room," said crestfallen Tengku Nahar.

Tengku Nahar said he may salvage the vinyl records but the album covers were spoilt.

His collection includes evergreens and superstars the likes of Bee Gees, Dan Hill, Neil Young, David Gates, Kim Carnes, Cliff Richard, Nat King Cole, and Graham Nash.

Tengku Nahar began collecting the vinyl records in the 1970s, and he loved each of them dearly.

"This is the precious collection of my life, I simply could not believe that I forgot about them when we were leaving the house," he added.

Tengku Nahar had lived in Langkawi for over 20 years before moving back to his hometown in Alor Star two months ago.

"I had never expected this area would be inundated by flood as it was never badly affected even during the major flood in 2005. I certainly hope that it would not occur again," he said.

He thanked the volunteer rescuers for helping them in the evacuation process.

"I didn't realise how serious the situation was until the rescuers arrived at 11pm on Thursday telling us to leave the house as the authority was about to cut-off the electricity supply on safety ground," he said, sharing his first experience with flood disaster.

Tengku Nahar said he was planning to frame all the vinyl record and have them hung on the wall but did not have the time to do so.

He only managed to frame his most treasured album 'Thriller', by the late King of Pop Michael Jackson. "At least I still have this."

Nation needs DNA banks, says lead CSI

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 10:50 AM PST

2010/12/08
By Nor Hidayati Mokhtar

SHAH ALAM: Malaysia needs to build DNA banks or repositories to assist in solving crimes and prosecuting cases, according to a senior forensic police officer.

Head of the Police Forensic Lab's Crime Scene Unit (CSU) Supt Amidon Anan said the ability to collect DNA at crime scenes often proved futile as the forensic lab had only a limited bank of samples.

"Having the DNA is useful if we have suspects we can match the samples against. But we are unable to use the samples to help us find potential perpetrators as we don't have DNA banks like what you see on the television series CSI," said Amidon.

He was speaking to students from UiTM's Faculty of Communication and Media Studies on the topic, 'Crime as the elective subject' at the campus here on Oct 5.

The need to create and develop DNA banks was critical, said Amidon, given the high public expectations on the police to safeguard society and reduce crime.

He said: "DNA banks can help the CSU in many pending cases, such as Nurin Jazlin. It was sad that while we were able to collect a DNA sample from the body of the child, we had little means or resources to match it with the likely murderer," he said.

Nurin Jazlin was a high-profile case of a missing child whose body was subsequently dumped in a gym bag in Petaling Jaya more than three years ago.

Amidon expressed his frustration that the CSU's repeated requests for the establishment of DNA banks seemed to have fallen on deaf ears.

While the cost of implementing such a project would be substantial, he said it would only escalate over time and "if not now, then when?"

"It is not about being a hero in solving these cases. It is about finding justice for the victim's family."

"Having this ability to solve and prosecute cases would significantly reduce the ability of criminals to get away with their crimes," added Amidon.

(Ed: This article first appeared in Varsity Voice, a monthly publication jointly produced by the New Straits Times and Universiti Teknoogi MARA (UiTM) under the newspaper's Journalism on Campus project.)

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Tennis / Malaysian Open: Dream start for Petzschner

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:58 PM PDT

2011/09/28
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US Open champions Phillip Petzschner (left) and Jurgen Melzer beat Mikhail Elgin and Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 in their match yesterday. — Picture by Fariz Iswadi Ismail

GERMANY'S Phillip Petzschner made a grand debut in the ATP Malaysian Open by winning both his singles and doubles first round matches while Russia's former champion Nikolay Davydenko also had a good start at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

Petzschner, the World No 66, defeated compatriot Mischa Zverev 7-5, 6-3 for his 22nd win of the season. The 27-year-old squandered a double break lead in the opening set before breaking for the third time to clinch it. He broke Zverev's serve twice in the second to prevail in 72 minutes.

"I started really well as I had a break point for 5-0 in the first set but didn't take it. It's great to get through the first match," said Petzschner yesterday.

He returned to court a few hours later with Austria's Jurgen Melzer in their first tournament together since winning the US Open doubles title.

The World No 5 struggled in the first set before prevailing 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 over the Russian and Kazakhstan combination of Mikhail Elgin and Mikhail Kukushkin in 74 minutes.

"It feels good returning to court after our triumph in the US Open. The victory in New York has given us a lot of confidence and I am glad we won our match today (yesterday)," said Melzer.

Melzer and Petzschner are not thinking about their quarter-final opponents in doubles as both prefer to concentrate on singles first.

The match of the day was, however, between Davydenko, the World No 36 and the United States' Ryan Harrison with the experienced Russian easily winning 6-3, 6-2 in 90 minutes.

Davydenko, the former World No 3, had a clear edge from the back of the court as Harrison, the World No 82, struggled to contain his opponent's flawless baseline game.

"It is physically tough here as the ball travels slower than normal on this court and it is tough to hit winners," said Davydenko, who won the Malaysian Open in 2009.

Davydenko, a winner of 21 ATP titles, faces Poland's World No 29 Lukasz Kubot, who defeated Czech Republic's Lukas Rosol 6-3, 6-3 yesterday, in the second round tomorrow.

India's Asian Games champion Somdev Devvarman set a second-round clash with Cyprus' Marcos Baghdatis after overcoming Russian qualifier Mikhail Ledovskikh 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

"I'm still not 100 per cent with my shoulder, but I wanted to give myself a chance by coming here," said Somdev, the fourth highest Asian on the ATP rankings at 89.

Spain's top seed Nicolas Almagro, who received a first round bye, will face compatriot Albert Ramos, after the World No 80 beat Mikhail Kukushkin 4-6, 6-3, 4-2 when the Kazakhstani was forced to retire due to illness.

RESULTS -- Men's singles (1st rd): Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) bt Paul Capdeville (Chile), 6-2,2-6, 6-1; Philipp Petzschner (Ger) bt Mischa Zverev (Ger) 7-5, 6-3; Albert Ramos (Spa) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) 4-6, 6-3, 4-2 (rtd); Somdev Devvarman (Ind) bt Mikhail Ledovskikh (Rus) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; Lukasz Kubot (Pol) bt Lukas Rosol (Cze) 6-3, 6-3; Rik De Voest (SA) bt Ryan Sweeting (US) 4-6, 6-3 6-3; Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Ryan Harrison (US) 6-3, 6-2; Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt Tetmuraz Gabashvili (Rus) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Men's doubles (1st rd): Jurgen Melzer (Aut)-Phillipp Petzschner (Ger) bt Mikhail Elgin (Rus)-Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2; Matthew Ebden-Bernard Tomic (Aus) bt Lukasz Kubot (Pol)-Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) 6-3, 6-2; Scott Lipsky-Rajeev Ram (US) bt Paul Capdeville (Chile)-Ryan Sweeting (US) 6-3, 6-2.

Football / Malaysia Cup: Sabah, Selangor make q-finals

Posted: 27 Sep 2011 04:56 PM PDT

[unable to retrieve full-text content]SELANGOR staged a grand fight-back to resurrect their Malaysia Cup campaign after scoring two second half goals to down Kuala Lumpur 2-1 and advance to the quarter-finals.

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