KUALA LUMPUR: Alea Yahya, 7, was all enthusiastic about starting school — until she got to her classroom at SK Wangsa Maju R10 here this morning.

"She was so excited when we went out to shop for her school necessities during the holiday season but today, she just broke down when we reached her school and refused to enter her classroom," mother Izeta Ahmad said.

At KLCC, we saw a group of teenagers spraying each other with it soon after the fireworks display ended.

PETALING JAYA: The residents of Medan Damansara will have to wait a little longer for a final decision on the Damansara 21 project, as their memorandum is being scrutinised by City Hall.

Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail said they are still studying the memorandum and verifying issues raised by residents.

PETALING JAYA: Dayana Syafiqah Abu Bakar did not allow her family to come when she collected her Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examination results this morning at SMK Assunta.

She said she had second thoughts about coming to school today.

"I didn't even allow my parents to come with me because I was so scared that my results were not going to be good.”

PETALING JAYA: While the decision to extend the shelf life of school buses is welcomed by operators, the move has received negative feedback from the National Parent-Teacher Association Collaboration Council (PIBGN).

KUALA LUMPUR: 'Tis the season to give as the Budimas Charitable Foundation held a Christmas Charity Bazaar, kicking off its sales at the lobby foyer area of Menara MAA, Jalan Dewan Bahasa yesterday.

The two-day bazaar offers attractive bargains on apparel, jewellery, decorative items and other festive treats all for a good cause.

The bazaar, launched by Budimas executive vice-chairman Millie Kwek, is open to the public from 10am to 7pm.

Setting the festive mood was local Christian band CrisKroz, who entertained the crowd with a number of Christmas carols.

KUALA LUMPUR: The fate of the controversial Damansara 21 project now rests in the hands of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

Last month, the Medan Damansara Residents Association (MDRA) handed in a memorandum stating their objections to the project.

KUALA LUMPUR: The blame for negligent handling of firearms by security guards should also be shared by outfits who hire their services, said Security Services Association of Malaysia president Datuk Shaheen Mirza Habib.

KUALA LUMPUR: 'Artistic difference' may put a television documentary on the nation's first Prime Minister — Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj — on hold.

Filmmaker Mansor Puteh made it through the eyes of a family member and the voice of the man himself, tracing his life's journey around the world.

Now, says Mansor, the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (Finas), which is currently reviewing the film, wants a more "conventional" method.

KUALA LUMPUR: Gifts and tokens from friends and official visits. These are the treasures contained in the mystery safe which belonged to the late Tunku Abdul Rahman. After years of being preserved in its original state, the 1900s safe — decorated with a silver plaque with the motif of the British crown — has finally been opened for public view and its contents revealed.

MARY of Bandar Utama is unhappy with the huge price difference for the same product at two different outlets.
She recently bought an LG microwave oven (model no. MS2347GR) from Best Denki in 1Utama. She was advised by the LG sales promoters that the manufacturer was currently running a promotion and they recommended that particular model as it was being sold at a special offer price of RM389.

EDMUND from Seremban has been having problems with his Streamyx Internet connection for two weeks.

"Whenever I call the Streamyx customer care service at 100, the technical support personnel will always tell me to reset the modem and the port, check the dial tone and the speedometer. But, nothing seems to work at all."

EDMUND wonders how long it will take for his problem to be resolved.

ZAHARANI from Kepong is puzzled why she is still receiving payment reminders despite having duly paid monthly premiums for her insurance policy.

She bought an insurance policy with American International Assurance Bhd (AIA) and confirms that she has arranged for monthly payments to be made via automatic deductions on her credit card.

However, ZAHARANI still keeps getting reminder notices from AIA to settle her payments."When I contacted the bank, I was informed that no transactions were made between AIA and the bank since July until now."

LEE from Petaling Jaya is disappointed with Ambank for what he claims as a misleading leaflet advertisement.
The leaflet, he adds, shows different types of promotions on interest rates  for fixed deposits.

Interested to learn more about it, Lee went to the branch with a plan to take up the offer.

"When I went there, the staff told me that the promotion has ended despite it being clearly stated on the leaflet that the promotion is valid from Nov 16 to Jan 15."

The staff was also unable to give LEE a proper explanation on the matter.

They were there for the 7pm show at Hall 5.

When they entered the hall, they realised that the air-conditioning was not functioning, and it was getting really hot.

ALTHOUGH contaminated fish has been identified as one of the causes of a cholera outbreak in Terengganu, it is not the primary source of the problem, says the Health Ministry’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Unhygienic practices in preparing and handling food contribute to its spread. The fl ood situation in the East  Coast also poses a cholera threat.

SHOP, dine or chill out at Subang SkyPark Terminal, and you might just get a new car or a holiday getaway.

THE Selayang Municipal Council says there will be no repeat of last Saturday’s landslip on Jalan JU 5/5, Taman Jasa Utama.

“There is no need for fear or worry,” its public relations and corporate planning director Mohd Zin Masoad said, adding that follow- up measures were being taken to ensure the safety of residents.

The cause of the landslip is still under investigation and initial on-site checks point to an overflowing septic tank as a possible trigger for the incident.