Category Archives: On the Beat

Resolutely defiant: Dr Siti Mastura has stubbornly clung on to her far-fetched claims even when the facts are strikingly clear. — Screecapture/RTM PAS Member of Parliament for Kepala Batas Siti Mastura Muhammad holds a doctorate. The 35-year-old politician studied at […] Continue Reading

Eyesore: The Klang River continues to be filled with rubbish, mostly plastic waste, despite the efforts of the ‘trash trawler’, the boat pictured above that’s used to remove floating waste. — KK SHAM/The Star IT is coming up to almost […] Continue Reading

Charm offensive: With his persuasive personality as well as eloquence in English and even Arabic, Anwar (here at G20) can help enhance Malaysia’s image on the global stage. — Bernama FORMER Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad must certainly be […] Continue Reading

Controversial policy: A schoolgirl walking home from school in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan Province. Afghanistan is the only country in the world that does not allow girls and women to attend secondary school and university, and forbids women from […] Continue Reading

UPNM should not tolerate even one incident of bullying, let alone another one in such a short period of time. — The Star IT has happened again. Yet another bullying case has been reported at the National Defence University (UPNM), […] Continue Reading

Big shock?: Election results being broadcast on news tickers in Times Square, New York, last Tuesday night. — ©2024 The New York Times Company IT’S a repeat of what happened in 2016. Then, the United States media predicted – wrongly […] Continue Reading

THE discovery of a MyKad and driver’s license – apparently belonging to a youth from Padang Besar, Perlis – that was found in Levadne, Zaporizhia, a conflict zone in Ukraine, has garnered much interest. The family of the 20-year-old Malaysian […] Continue Reading

It’s raining men: The Great British Circus, which has toured Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam for the past 10 years, has little choice but to adapt to local conditions to stay afloat. — Great British Circus WITH important matters like […] Continue Reading

A ‘royal hustle’: The King of Borneo scam (top) was recently exposed by the MCA Public Service and Complaints Department and Majlis Datuk-Dato Malaysia. — TheStarTV screen capture NOT too long ago, a Mandarin-speaking person was proclaimed the King of […] Continue Reading

Much to love: Visitors taking a boat ride in a scenic lake at Gunung Lang Recreational Park. Its 260-million-year-old limestone hills make Ipoh a gem with beautiful natural surroundings. — Filepic/The Star LET’S face the facts about Ipoh. Perak’s capital […] Continue Reading