Category Archives: Comment
Budget 2023 expected to be tabled on Oct 7 ( 26 August 2022 )
KUALA LUMPUR: The Budget, scheduled to be tabled on Oct 28, will now be held earlier. It is now expected to be presented in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 7 – three weeks earlier than scheduled. The Cabinet, which met […] Continue Reading
A peek into prison life ( 25 August 2022 )
Kajang Prison. KAJANG Prison is located right in the middle of this town in Selangor, about 40km away from Kuala Lumpur. No new visitors to Kajang, in the Hulu Langat district, would miss the imposing medium-security prison building. It is […] Continue Reading
Respect the separation of powers – let the judges be ( 23 August 2022 )
FOR God’s sake, please leave the Federal Court judges alone. The Bench should be left to discharge its duties professionally without any form of intimidation, pressure, or certainly, interference from anyone – especially the Executive. Malaysians are not the only […] Continue Reading
Guessing game over GE date continues ( 22 August 2022 )
UNTIL a few weeks ago, many politicians and journalists were certain that Parliament would be dissolved by October although the Prime Minister is still keeping them guessing. To avoid being caught off guard, preparations by various political parties have started. […] Continue Reading
Deals signed without board meetings ( 16 August 2022 )
PETALING JAYA: The managing director of the company undertaking the RM9bil littoral combat ships (LCS) project had so much power that he could sign all agreements, including letters of award (LOAs) to the main contractors involved in building the six […] Continue Reading
Double claims, marked-up prices and no supporting documents ( 16 August 2022 )
PETALING JAYA: Overlapping letters of award (LOAs), double claims for the same services, marked-up prices and the absence of supporting documents involving the two contractors in the setting up of a Built-in Test (BIT) centre for the littoral combat ships […] Continue Reading
The bills kept flowing in ( 16 August 2022 )
Controversial project: One of the littoral combat ships under construction at the Boustead Naval Shipyard in Lumut. PETALING JAYA: A huge amount of money meant for the uncompleted RM9bil six littoral combat ships (LCS) project was used to buy spare […] Continue Reading
Review the quit rent of some convent schools ( 07 August 2022 )
The Klang Convent school is also a historical institution which is not utilised commercially. THE Infant Jesus Sisters (IJS), who are the owners of the country’s convent schools, have appealed for a review of the need for quit rent on […] Continue Reading
A long and distinguished history ( 07 August 2022 )
Convent Bukit Nanas is one of the oldest schools in Malaysia and has an illustrious list of alumni. — Filepic/The Star CONVENT schools in Malaysia have a distinguished history dating back to the 19th century. They have iconic heritage buildings […] Continue Reading
A desperate Mission ( 07 August 2022 )
Storied school: Convent Light Street was set up in 1852, the first IJS convent school in the country. Many of these highly regarded mission schools were built over 100 years ago. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star THE 56 convent schools […] Continue Reading
