Category Archives: On the Beat
Do away with archaic laws ( 06 May 2007 )
Among Asia Pacific countries, Malaysia was ranked 28th out of 40 and we trailed behind Pakistan and Cambodia. In 2005, Malaysia was ranked 152nd globally and 33rd regionally, which means there is a slight rise up the notches. But that’s […] Continue Reading
Time to win over people again ( 03 May 2007 )
These disenchanted voters have not caused serious damage to the point of costing Barisan seats but the discontent is evident. Win, but…: Barisan candidate K. Parthiban triumphed in Ijok, but the votes going to the opposition have raised concerns for […] Continue Reading
BN still the preferred choice ( 29 April 2007 )
BY 4.30pm, with just 30 minutes to the end of balloting in Ijok, the calls from Barisan Nasional campaigners started coming. They had telephoned to declare the Barisan Nasional’s victory based on the turnout at stations which were regarded […] Continue Reading
Close race in Ijok likely ( 27 April 2007 )
Keeping order: Mounted policemen patrolling Batang Berjuntai in Ijok yesterday. “This is not slander, I have the proof,” he told a cheering crowd in no uncertain terms of what he thought of Khalid, who is now the PKR treasurer-general. […] Continue Reading
It’s no joke in Ijok ( 25 April 2007 )
Ready to serve: Parthiban meeting some of his supporters at Pekan Ijok yesterday. Voting should not be based on race. At Pekan Ijok, where the wet market is located, the road is often jammed these days as it has […] Continue Reading
A hot by-election at Ijok ( 22 April 2007 )
THE two contenders in the Ijok by-election – Barisan Nasional’s K. Parthiban and Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim of Parti Keadilan Nasional – are fast becoming mere supporting actors in the political drama being played. Their roles, in the eyes […] Continue Reading
Seeing past the heat and fury ( 20 April 2007 )
COMMENT BY WONG CHUN WAI The first indication of what to expect from this by-election came on Wednesday night when Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak fired the first salvo. He promised more peluru (bullets) against Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and […] Continue Reading
Burst pipe fiasco: What a shame! ( 15 April 2007 )
Abdul Rahim went on to say that he had seen similar shoddy workmanship at several other buildings in Putrajaya. Strong words indeed. Malaysians would certainly like to know the names of the contractors who had carried out such lousy […] Continue Reading
A grave matter ( 08 April 2007 )
Her family had bought a house in Section 8 from the Perbadanan Kemajuan Negri Selangor (PKNS), which had used the nearby forest reserve to promote the sale of its sprawling new township. Many city folk who wanted to live near […] Continue Reading
Let common sense prevail ( 01 April 2007 )
All Subashini, 28, wants is to keep her two children and end their marriage in a civil court. Her husband, businessman Muhammad Shafi Abdullah, formerly T. Saravanan, 31, has instead applied to the Syariah court to end their civil marriage. […] Continue Reading
