Munich News Site in English - The Munich Times http://www.themunichtimes.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:30:01 GMT Munich. Munich is the most expensive university city in Germany - at least for the rent prices for student flats. People sharing flats can save a lot of money. This was discovered when the Internet house exchange "Immowelt" searched through their offers. On average, a single flat costs 14.20 per square metre, per month in Munich. A close second is Frankfurt am Main with 12.50. In Erlangen, the second biggest university city in Bavaria, it costs 11 Euro per square meter. The cheapest university city is Leipzig with 5.80 Euro. The data also shows that if you move into a shared flat, you... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Expensive Rent for Munich Students&article_id=625 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Expensive Rent for Munich Students&article_id=625 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:47:30 GMT Munich. Isarinselfest: from the 3rd to the 5th of September, 75,000 visitors are expected to visit the festival located between Ludwigs and Maximilian bridge. Stroll over the Ludwig bridge, gaze at stilt walkers, listen to story tellers, watch the kids play with their boats and relax at the Isar with live music - almost like the Isar bridge festival 2 years ago for the city's 850th birthday. The festival is organised by the AWO, the Arbeitersamariterbund, the SPD and others. From Friday, 6 o'clock, til Sunday 5 o'clock, a varied program is planned. At the culture stage there... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Isarinselfest in Munich&article_id=624 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Isarinselfest in Munich&article_id=624 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:46:09 GMT Erding. A 29 year old man from Erding walked under the closed barriers at  S-Bahnhof Aufhausen - directly infront of an S-Bahn. According to the police, the 29 year old man wanted to cross the railway line to reach the platform in the direction of Markt Schaben/Munich but because he was late, he walked under the barriers. The railcar, driven by a 41 year old from Schwindegg, hit him on the left side. The pedestrian was lucky that he was not thrown under the train. Dizzy, with a bump and a few scratches, he lay next to the rail line. The train drove halfway... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Man Survives Train Collision&article_id=623 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Man Survives Train Collision&article_id=623 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:53:36 GMT Munich. An Audi A4 completely burned out on monday morning in the city district of Schwabing. The driver was able to save himself just in time. Not much is left of the Audi A4 Avant: the fire in the interior of the car on monday morning resulted in a total write-off. The driver was driving along the Isarring in the direction of Schenkendorfstraße when he noticed that smoke was coming out of the dashboard. He stopped the car on the layby on Dietlindenstraße in a bus bay and left the car. A few seconds later the car was... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Audi Sets Highway on Fire&article_id=622 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Audi Sets Highway on Fire&article_id=622 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:38:16 GMT Munich. U-Bahn passengers have to deal with an obstacle course in the next few weeks. The city is exchanging 125 escalators in 20 train stations. One of the stations closes completely during the procedure. The upgrading will start with Fraunhoferstraße station on the 9th of August and this train station has to be closed during the replacement of the escalators. The trains will pass through the station without stopping. The MVG recommends passengers to use Tram line 27 or bus 52 instead. All of the train stations listed are affected by the changes: Fraunhoferstraße, Giesinger Bahnhof, Hauptbahnhof, Holzapfelkreuth,... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=New Escalators for the U-Bahn Network&article_id=621 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=New Escalators for the U-Bahn Network&article_id=621 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:30:29 GMT Munich. Criminals set a statue on fire in front of the Academy of Arts in Munich. Damage caused is estimated to be around 1000 Euro. According to police, the arsonists set fire to the wooden statue at around 3.30 AM. The three metre tall statue was placed in the courtyard in front of the academy of arts, on pallets. A witness noticed the fire and called the fire brigade; the fire completely destroyed the artwork. The flames spread to three nearby bikes and the damage caused is estimated to be around 1000 Euro. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Artwork Set on Fire&article_id=620 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Artwork Set on Fire&article_id=620 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:38:26 GMT Munich. A railway control centre blackout caused disruptions since sunday evening for train traffic between Tutzing and Munich. The most affected line was S6, which travels between Munich - Pasing and Tutzing at 40 minute intervalls. 20 large capacity taxis were used as substitutes for the S-Bahn. The S6 was temporarily not running on its regular route. Since around 12 o'clock the problem has been resolved. The disruptions also affected the train traffic from Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Kochel, which only travelled to Tutzing. From there the passengers had to change to the S-Bahn. Delays can still be expected. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Disruptions for S-Bahn&article_id=619 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Disruptions for S-Bahn&article_id=619 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:27:38 GMT Feldkirchen. For the second time in 6 days the auxillery fire brigade has had to rescue overweight people from their homes; first in Vaterstetten and after in Feldkirchen. On thursday an ill patient had to be transported from their attic to the ambulance. After the team stabilised the patient he was carried on a stretcher into a rescue basket and with a crane lifted through the window from the house. "Due to the weight of the patient, and the only access route being through the window in the attic, the mission would have not been possible under normal... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Overweight Patient Rescued by Crane&article_id=618 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Overweight Patient Rescued by Crane&article_id=618 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:31:08 GMT The Senate of Munich's Ludwig-Maximilian-University (LMU) plan to make a decision regarding the amount of study fees in the meeting on thursday. At the moment one semester costs 500 Euro, student representatives hope for a decrease to 300 Euro. LMU has over 45,000 students, the biggest university in Bavaria and one of the biggest nationwide. To improve the financial situation of the university, fees were implemented in the summer of 2007, under massive criticism from the students. Initially the study fees at LMU were 300 Euro, for the summer semester of 2008 it was increased to 500 Euro. The universities decide... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Decision Due on University Fees&article_id=617 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Decision Due on University Fees&article_id=617 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:05:09 GMT Germering. Smoking in the open air bath in Germering is still permitted. The decision was made by the town council with the majority of votes being against the 5 votes of the Greens and Alfred Streicher. Greens councillor Dieter Belschner made an application to ban smoking in the open air bath. His reasoning was the health risks for children who possibly would pick up the cigarette stubs and put them in their mouths. Belschner repeated his appraisal that non-smoker protection has to come before smoker protection. It was shown at the referendum at the start of July... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Open Air Bath Smoking Permitted&article_id=616 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Open Air Bath Smoking Permitted&article_id=616 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:02:06 GMT Munich. A taxi driver in Munich grabbed and pulled a customer out of the vehicle and kicked her in the face. The taxi company has set a reward for identifying the driver. The customer, a 29 year old woman from Munich, was using the taxi on tuesday at 3.30 AM. At the junction of Stern/Maximilianstraße, the woman informed the taxi driver that he was driving the wrong way, the unidentified taxi driver stopped the car and pulled his passenger out of the car. The woman fell on the ground and the driver kicked her in the face. He left her on... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Taxi Driver Attacks Customer&article_id=614 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Taxi Driver Attacks Customer&article_id=614 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:33:59 GMT Munich. A heated discussion took place at the European patent office in Munich during the negotiations in the EU patent office about the controversial "Broccoli-Patent", meanwhile hundreds of protesters vented their anger. On tuesday several hundred biopatent protesters vented their anger with posters and cow bells in front of the european patent office in Munich. Amongst the demonstrators is regisseur Doris Doerrie. The protestors are primarily against the "Broccoli-Patent", about which the EU patent office is debating tuesday and Wednesday. A British enterprise has a protected patent for a special way of making broccoli since 2002. Critics fear... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Demonstration Against Broccoli Patent&article_id=613 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Demonstration Against Broccoli Patent&article_id=613 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:18:08 GMT MUNICH / PORTIMAO. Engineer Gunnar D. (43) form Munich drowned his girlfriend on the beach of Canavial in the Algarve. Their little daughter is missing without a trace since then. The three looked like a happy family when they arrived in a hotel at Meia Praia on 6th of June: the engineer, his Angolan girlfriend and her daughter. However, according to witnesses the couple fought constantly. The day before the scheduled return flight Gunnar D. traveled with his family to Canavial, a bay close to the beach of Porto de Mos. Witnesses observed the couple in the water. All believed the... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Munich Resident Drowns Girlfriend&article_id=612 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Munich Resident Drowns Girlfriend&article_id=612 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:17:15 GMT Munich. An automat at Goetheplatz provides junkies with drug utensils for 50 Cents. It is the 2nd "preventive automat" in Munich. Aside from sterile needles, condoms are also available. The set for 50 Cents consists of a needle, a canulla, ascorbic acid, a filter, alcohol tissues to disinfect the skin, a sterile spoon and a flyer, reports the Süddeutsche Zeitung. For another 50 Cents you get two condoms, lubricant and another information flyer. It is the second "preventive machine" since 1998 in Munich. The first one was installed at the health centre in Dachauer Straße and caused a lot of agitation for... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Vending Machine Supplies Drug Utensils&article_id=611 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Vending Machine Supplies Drug Utensils&article_id=611 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:00:43 GMT Munich. The Energy in the Park festival at the horse racing track goes into its 4th year and looks set to satisfy all music fans with a varied mix of music. Energy in the Park is one of the most popular open air concerts in Munich - which is not only due to the rich sounds from the early afternoon till 10 at night but also due to its fair entry fees: one ticket costs only 20 Euro for the concert this year on the 31st of July at the Galopp racing track in Munich-Riem. Last year... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Energy Festival in Munich&article_id=610 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Energy Festival in Munich&article_id=610 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:02:16 GMT Munich. Multiple lightning strikes caused delays for the S-Bahn on wednesday evening. Delays are expected to continue today, throughout the afternoon. "Because of several lightning strikes at the Stellwerk Munich Ostbahnhof, there will be delays in the whole S-Bahn network", announced the S-Bahn fault sensor just before 9 o'clock. There was a multitude of problems: the S1 line Freising/Airport was driving regularly to the Ostbahnhof, but with delays. The same for the S7 Wolfratshausen/Kreuzstraße. The S6 in direction Tutzing started and ended at Munichs central station without a stop at Hackerbrücke. The line S27 was completely... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Lightning Strikes Disrupt S-Bahn&article_id=609 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Lightning Strikes Disrupt S-Bahn&article_id=609 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:38:08 GMT Munich. At a motorway interchange in Feldmoching, officials discovered 54 kilograms of marijuana - packed in 4 sport bags. The dealer dumped the bags probably from fear of being caught during the traffic jam on the motorway, which was caused by an accident. The unidentified person hid 54 kilograms of marijuana in 4 ice-hockey bags and deposited them at the motorway interchange in Feldmoching near Munich. According to the bureau of investigation, the sport bags were discovered on tuesday next to the A 92 just before the junction. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=54 Kilo Marijuana Haul&article_id=608 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=54 Kilo Marijuana Haul&article_id=608 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:36:15 GMT Munich. Hospital hygiene scandal in Munich has seen a clinic director suspended and only emergency operations available in the hospitals in Bogenhausen and Neuperlach. Due to poor hygiene of surgical instruments in two of Munich's clinics, operations will not take place for the time being. The departments responsible at Bogenhausen hospital have been closed since wednesday. The managing director was suspended for an undisclosed amount of time. It has not been specified when operations will resume at maximum capacity. Patients have not been affected by the disruptions. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Hygiene Scandal in Clinics&article_id=607 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Hygiene Scandal in Clinics&article_id=607 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:35:17 GMT Weilheim/Paehl. Should the rural district Weilheim-Schongau award the Paehl born Thomas Mueller with the 'ring of honor' for his outstanding performance at the World Cup? The opinions of the district committee: chief administrator Dr. Friedrich Zeller indicated that such a proposal would not be discussed publicly, but only internally between the spokesmen of the county council. The results of the meeting concluded that the ring of honor award is not suitable for Müller. Friedrich Zeller stated that Müllers accomplishments have been substantial, but "A ring of honor should recognise the life's work of a person, whereas Thomas Müller... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Ring of Honor for Thomas Mueller?&article_id=606 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Ring of Honor for Thomas Mueller?&article_id=606 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:09:56 GMT Munich. Where else would you find this? A performance of DSDS star Mehrzad Marashi, the finnish band Sunrise Avenue and the british rock band Livingston - and all for free. As well as a football theme park, an acrobatic talent show, a live cooking show with celebrities, a childrens theme park, cheap delicatessen and shopping. All of that is offered at the Rewe Family summer fest on saturday between 10 AM and 8 PM at the Theresienwiese. Children will be looked after by pirates -  the pirates are nursery carers dressed up. At the football park, professional... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Free Festival at Theresenwiese&article_id=605 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Free Festival at Theresenwiese&article_id=605 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:29:58 GMT Munich. After the absolute smoking-ban in Bavaria, private breweries announced that beer and food in festival tents will become more expensive. On tuesday, the Organisation of Private Breweries in Bavaria refered to the additional effort to abide by the rules of the smoking-ban as a consequence for the price increase. It is not clear yet, how the transformation will take place in festival tents. However "It is for sure, that additional expenses for more security staff in tents will be paid through price increases for beer and food." http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Beer More Expensive After Smoking Ban&article_id=604 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Beer More Expensive After Smoking Ban&article_id=604 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:19:53 GMT Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Yesterday the viewing platform "AlpspiX" opened at the Osterfelderkopf near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The two steel arms rise into the void. The new platform "increases the attractiveness of the Wetterstein mountain range during summer even more", says head of government in Oberbayern, Christoph Hillenbrand, at the opening ceremony. The platform offers breathtaking views into the depths, which was reserved for extreme climbers only, up to now. One of the extreme sportsman, climber Stefan Glowacz, protested against the observing platform "AlpspiX". To show his dislike, he attached a banner to the platform with the inscription "Our mountains don't... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Opening of AlpspiX&article_id=602 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Opening of AlpspiX&article_id=602 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:19:39 GMT Munich airport. The airport police have received reinforcements: Ike and Bono already found their way into the hearts of Moos airport workers. For smugglers and terrorists it doesn't look good. Ike and Bono are the new co-workers of the police inspection team at the airport. The ten week old herder puppys are two weeks into their service. They have to complete a two year special dog training course. If everything goes to plan, Bono will become a drug tracking dog. His brother Ike is going to work as an explosive tracking dog. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=New Dogs for the Airport&article_id=601 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=New Dogs for the Airport&article_id=601 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:54:30 GMT Munich. An unidentified person set an Italian car flag on fire in Sendling. He/she didn't touch the German flag alongside it. Last week a 66 year old shop assistant parked her car in the street in front of her house in Sending. At the rear of the car she attached a German and Italian flag - her husband is Italian. She discovered the next day, that the Italian flag had been set on fire and was damaged, as well as the side windows and the car's paintwork. The German flag had not been damaged. Police estimate the damage to the car to be... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Football Fan Sets Car Flag on Fire&article_id=600 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Football Fan Sets Car Flag on Fire&article_id=600 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:53:01 GMT Munich. Not an olympian but still: Munich's mayor Christian Ude received a gold medal. For distinguished services for local autonomy, Munichs mayor, Christian Ude, is honoured with the golden communal medal of merit. Ude receives - after 17 years in office - the award on monday the 5th of July from home secretary Joachim Herrmann. Another 16 dedicated local and former politicians will be awarded the silver medal, according to the Home Office on wednesday. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Gold Medal for Ude&article_id=598 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Gold Medal for Ude&article_id=598 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:32:27 GMT Munich airport. A pensioner explained to airport security, that he cannot put his wallet in the basket because "there is a bomb inside". He was summoned to court and fined. The 64 year old wanted to take a vacation trip together with 4 friends on the 29th of January. The security measurements at the airport irritated him while airport security were on edge. Nine days previously the so called "Laptop bomber" escaped and discussions about it continue still. The Federal Police set security instructions to the highest - and the pensioner made his joke at the wrong time. He said he... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Pensioner Fined for Fake Bomb Alert&article_id=597 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Pensioner Fined for Fake Bomb Alert&article_id=597 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:04:10 GMT Munich. A green sticker, labelled "Eco Taxi", should make low-emission taxis, with hybrid or natural gas technology, identifiable at first glance. The pilot project runs in Munich. ADAC together with mayor Christian Ude, has given the go-ahead for the environmental project. "Ecology-minded customers can now choose to join the queue of eco-friendly taxis and actively support environmental protection", says August Markl, chairman of ADAC. The vehicles exhaust emission and CO2 output is stated on the seal. Eco Taxis cost the same as normal Taxis and the seal is free for taxi drivers. "We want to show alternatives", explains Markl. The... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Eco Taxis for Munich&article_id=596 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Eco Taxis for Munich&article_id=596 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:36:13 GMT Munich. A 45 year old driver suffered severe chest injuries in an accident at work.The loading rack of his van tipped over due to its heavy weight. According to police, the 45 year old man and a 27 year old printing specialist loaded the lorry together on monday in Ramersdorf. The loading rack tipped over as they put the 1000 kilogram pallet on it. The driver tried to jump off but it was too late. The pallet dropped onto him. He suffered severe injuries and was brought to hospital. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=1000kg Pallet Falls on Driver&article_id=595 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=1000kg Pallet Falls on Driver&article_id=595 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:34:27 GMT Munich, June 27 - I agree with Kaiser Franz.  England were careless and didn't win their group and thus, they set up a matchup that is more fit for a semi-final.  Regardless, this is what we have so let's break it down. Why England will win:  I find arguing for England the hard part.  England has not played well at all in this tournament.  They are the only team still alive in the tournament that had to change their goalkeeper.  But yet they are here, and here's why they will win: 1.  Experience:  Despite the absence on... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=World Cup preview:  Three reasons why Germany or England will win today&article_id=594 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=World Cup preview:  Three reasons why Germany or England will win today&article_id=594 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:16:29 GMT Munich. A 21 year old student who blew himself up on wednesday died from his injuries. According to the police, the student died last night. He blew himself up the day before in his dormitory in Milbertshofen. The 21 year old machine engineering student used multiple gas cartridges to make the explosion. More precise details are still being discovered. Immediately before the explosion the student used his mobile phone to call his roommates and explained to them what he was about to do. They were able to leave the house just in time. Both housemates are in shock... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Student Dies After Explosion&article_id=592 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Student Dies After Explosion&article_id=592 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:06:01 GMT London. Once a year the lifestyle magazine "Monocle" in London, publishes a ranking of the most livable cities in the world. First on the list is Munich. In the list of the July/August issue of the magazine for global affairs, business, culture and design, the German metropolis Munich is at the top - in front of Copenhagen, Zürich, Tokyo and Helsinki. In 2009 Munich was ranked 4th and in 2008 2nd. In 2009 Zürich was ranked 1st and 2008 Copenhagen was ranked 1st. The factors which contribute heavily towards the "quality of life" index in "Monocle" are... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Munich Most Desirable City&article_id=591 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Munich Most Desirable City&article_id=591 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:49:18 GMT Munich. On wednesday the driver of Joachim Gauck, who is a candidate for federal presidency, hit a cylist and injured him severely. According to the police, the cylist was riding along the cycle path at Wagmüllerstraße. He rode against the direction of traffic and steered between cars towards the street.  The car, in which Joachim Gauck was sitting, could not brake in time and drove into the man. The cylist was hurled onto the windscreen and ended up on the rails of tram line 17. He was still unconscious when the rescue team arrived. The state of... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Gaucks Driver Hits Cyclist&article_id=589 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Gaucks Driver Hits Cyclist&article_id=589 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:50:13 GMT Munich. Immigrants accommodation at Baierbrunnerstrasse has been completely overcrowded for years. Nine African people attacked each other with knives and frying pans because of a fight over the oven. An argument about a cooking plate caused the disturbance. It was reported that nine Africans fought each other with knives and frying pans in the kitchen of the house. The house has been overfilled for years, to the point that many asylum seekers have to share the small kitchen. Three refugees were injured during the fight. Police arrested several of the involved people who will be relocated on tuesday to a new... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Immigrants Fight Over Cooker&article_id=588 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Immigrants Fight Over Cooker&article_id=588 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:41:50 GMT Eching. Graffiti sprayers vandalised the S-Bahn underground station in Eching - which had just been cleaned for the third time this year. At the weekend, unidentified sprayers vandalised the freshly painted underground station in Eching. The light blue and red coloured metre-long letters read "DIZ, TAIN and MUA".  "The removal of the unaesthetic graffiti is estimated to cost around 1500 Euro", says the police in Neufahrn. If the perpetrators don't get caught the public will have to pay for the removal. Police are investigating the case and encourage witnesses to call 08165 95100. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=S-Bahn Station Graffiti Problem&article_id=587 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=S-Bahn Station Graffiti Problem&article_id=587 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:47:43 GMT Munich. An unidentified person set fire to three flower stands at the Viktualienmarkt on monday night. At 10:40 PM a car driver noticed smoke generation at a flower stand at the Viktualienmarkt. He immediately called the fire brigade. A plastic cover of another flower stand was already burning. A police officer was able to extinguish the fire. The police man doused a third blaze with water from a nearby fountain. Total damage caused is estimated to be around 5000 Euro. Police is searching for witnesses. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Viktualienmarkt Vandalism&article_id=585 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Viktualienmarkt Vandalism&article_id=585 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:52:40 GMT Munich, June 21 - The BMW International Open will tee off this week at Munich Eichenried Golf Club and the strongest field in the history of the tournament is expected.  No, Tiger Woods won't be coming, but golf fans won't be disappointed with the star power coming to Bavaria this weekend. Six-time Major Champion Sir Nick Faldo will be making his first appearance of the 2010 season this week.  The former #1 golfer in the world is now the lead... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Golfers Head to Munich After Warming Up at U.S. Open&article_id=584 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Golfers Head to Munich After Warming Up at U.S. Open&article_id=584 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:03:33 GMT Munich airport. On wednesday 2,800 cigarettes were hidden in a suitcase and confiscated by customs officers at Munich airport. During an airport control a customs officer noticed multiple cartons of cigarettes as the luggage went through the x-ray. The suitcase belonged to a 50 year old Austrian business man, arriving from Abu Dhabi, and he did not claim the goods. "According to him, he got the cigarettes as a gift from an arabian customer and didn't make himself familiar with the entry requirements", says spokesperson Thomas Meister of the customs office in Munich. Tax proceedings will be filed... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=2800 Cigarettes Confiscated&article_id=580 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=2800 Cigarettes Confiscated&article_id=580 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:03:36 GMT Munich. The underground car park of the waste disposal company at Georg-Brauchle-Ring in Munich has to be restructured. The waste company is not even twelve years old and is already in need of restoration. After a broken garage roof and tiles that couldn't take the weight of trucks, now the underground garage has to be renovated. It is estimated to cost a total of 14 million Euro. "The headquarters of the waste company can dispose of itself", rants Munichs CSU chairman Josef Schmid. Apparent cause of the damage is salt, which is sprinkled in winter. If it's mixed... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Construction Defects at Waste Company&article_id=579 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Construction Defects at Waste Company&article_id=579 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:36:08 GMT Erding. Heavy rain on thursday evening flooded the east of Bavaria and kept the fire brigade busy. According to the fire crew, at 7.15 PM parts of the town centre in Schwindkirchen were flooded. In addition, water pouring into a barn threatened animals in Unterschiltern. At least a dozen cellars were flooded in the entire county including Erding, Ottenhofen, Aufkirchen, Gatterberg and St. Wolfgang. The mobile phone network collapsed temporarily in those areas and the power supply in Dorfen was shaky. A thunderstorm with torrential rain ruined the start of the folks fest in St. Wolfgang. The Goldach... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Town Festival Flooded&article_id=578 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Town Festival Flooded&article_id=578 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:38:37 GMT Munich. A woman walking in a park at Westend found a body lying in the grass. The corpse has not yet been identified. According to police investigations on tuesday, a woman took a walk in the Hans-Fischer-Park where she found a motionless body lying in the grass. She immediately called the police. The rescue workers could only testify the death of the man. His wet clothing and characteristic corpse marks indicated that he had been lying there for several days. Police assume that the man died from hypothermia. Papers the man was carrying, suggested that he is of Czech origin and was... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Corpse Found in Park&article_id=577 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Corpse Found in Park&article_id=577 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:47:44 GMT Dachau. Because he was caught stealing at Tengelmann in Dachau, a man threw the business manager of a branch out of a store window. Director of Tengelmann, Jürgen Sallaj, asked the thief into his office to take his personal data when the criminal grabbed Sallaj and threw him backwards through the store window. "He flew through the window at once and landed pretty far outside", says the tenant of the bakery in the branch. Afterwards the thief sat motionless in front of the window. Police arrested him. The manager was brought to a hospital in Dachau. He... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Thief Throws Victim Out of Window&article_id=576 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Thief Throws Victim Out of Window&article_id=576 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:07:43 GMT Munich. The KVR (District Administration Authority) makes an exception for the smoking lobby: usually clubs are not allowed to advertise for referendums - but this time KVR is generous for "political knowledge development." The opponents of the non-smoker protection law can breathe again: their posters, which promote "No" to the "total smoking ban" at the referendrum at the 4th of July, will be allowed in Munich. Local authorities decided that yesterday. As reported, according to posting regulations in Munich, only political parties, voting groups and candidates can campaign with posters - not clubs. "To support political knowledge development,... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Poster Dispute: Yes for Smokers&article_id=575 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Poster Dispute: Yes for Smokers&article_id=575 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:41:02 GMT MUNICH. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, head of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), junior partner in Germany's ruling conservative-liberal coalition, has dismissed polls reflecting his party's dramatic dive in popularity as poor "snapshots", reports Bild newspaper. According to recent Forsa Opinion Research Institute studies, the FDP's approval rating has plunged nationwide from last year's high of 18 percent to a current 5 percent, the minumum needed for representation in the Bundestag. Westerwelle claimed that his party has had to shoulder responsibility for recent unpopular measures aimed at reining in government spending and stabilizing the euro. However, some regional FDP groups identify Westerwelle himself... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Crisis? What Crisis? &article_id=574 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Crisis? What Crisis? &article_id=574 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:28:05 GMT GERMERING. The Max-Born grammar school was evacuated on wednesday morning because of a bomb threat. All teachers and students left the building at 9:35 AM after an unidentified person threatened to blow up the school. Police sealed the area and around the school; everything is empty. More detailed information is not known at this time but it is probably a copycat crime. Last weekend a 17 year old student threatened to blow up the other grammar school in Germering, the Carl-Spitzweg. He was caught and is now in a psychiatric institution. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Bomb Threat in Germering&article_id=573 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Bomb Threat in Germering&article_id=573 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:34:44 GMT MUNICH. Jesuits are responsible for thousands of addresses of bavarian postal voters ending up available for purchase. The company, MTM-Lübeck, offered various companies the addresses of postal voters in Munich to purchase. MTM had over 15,000 addresses from citizens on offer, who had registered for the Bundestags or EU-parliament election via post. Among them are addresses of prominent individuals such as Dieter Hildebrandt and Milena Preradovic. By their own accounts, the city council in Munich, offered the Jesuit order via a "middleman" the letters, to "strip the stamps for charity purposes". But the Order sold the envelopes in bulk for stamp collecting... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Postal Vote Addresses Sold&article_id=572 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Postal Vote Addresses Sold&article_id=572 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:31:23 GMT By Salman Mitha Munich, June 15 - It was no surprise that Germany won their opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2010 on Sunday night against Australia.  But it was how they did it and who starred in that victory that merits a closer look.The English Premier League may be considered the best football/soccer league in the world, in regards to talent, marketing, and reach; and they have the most players in the World Cup (119) including all on the England squad.  But we all witnessed how 'strong' they were in their opener against the USA, particularly in... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Germany's World Cup hopes and Bundeliga dependant on the young&article_id=571 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Germany's World Cup hopes and Bundeliga dependant on the young&article_id=571 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:40:00 GMT Tutzing. The S-Bahn service was delayed again at the weekend, because two boys did not want to get off the S-Bahn wagons, police had to interfere. On saturday night, two boys, 14 and 16 years old, decided to take a seat on one of the last wagons of a stationary S-Bahn in Tutzing and would not get off. The train driver asked them to leave, but the boys weren't listening. They moved only after police officers sent them off. The federal police will initiate an administrative offence and Deutsche Bahn will possibly fine the two youngsters for the... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Teenage Boys Stop S-Bahn&article_id=570 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Teenage Boys Stop S-Bahn&article_id=570 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:41:58 GMT Allershausen. A 26 year old student drove onto the premises of the "Hells Angels" motor-bike club in Allershausen, pulled down his shorts and then threw a puppy at the men. He escaped afterwards with a stolen car. The story could be taken from a movie: a 26 year old student from Munich parked his car on the premises of Hells Angels in Allershausen. He dropped his shorts and showed his backside before he procedded to throw a puppy at the puzzled bikers. He escaped onto the highway afterwards, where he found a vehicle at a construction site. The key... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Student Throws Puppy at Hells Angels&article_id=569 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Student Throws Puppy at Hells Angels&article_id=569 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:54:41 GMT Eurasburg. A 24 year old man from Muensing wanted to celebrate his birthday party with a special present: a home-made jacuzzi tub. His friends covered the trailer of a car with foil and poured up to 30 cm of water into it. With a tube they channeled exhaust fumes into the water. The fun didn't last long: the 24 year old complained of pain in his stomach and was delivered to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Toxic Homemade Spa&article_id=568 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Toxic Homemade Spa&article_id=568 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:57:40 GMT Munich. This years Oktoberfest has highly desired wedding dates: dozens of couples from Bavaria and Saxony applied for a marriage ceremony at the Oktoberfest's 200th anniversary. "We are receiving 20-page applications with pictures from couples, writing about why they are suited best for the ceremony at the Oktoberfest" , says mayor Christian Ude about the marriage-minded Bavarians and their saxon girlfriends. Three couples are going to get married on the 12th Oktober at the Theresienwiese - and will remind us where the Oktoberfest originated from: the biggest folks fest in the world originated from the wedding ceremony of... http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Immense Interest for Wiesn-weddings&article_id=567 http://www.themunichtimes.com/news-services/display_article.php?news_title=Immense Interest for Wiesn-weddings&article_id=567 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:40:25 GMT