Category Archives: On the Beat
Ghafar Baba – a Malaysian leader through and through ( 24 April 2006 )
IT WAS never easy for reporters who had covered the late Tun Ghafar Baba as a Deputy Prime Minister. He was humble, approachable and kind, but for the press, he was never good copy. In journalistic term, it means he […] Continue Reading
Stop harping on trivial issues ( 23 April 2006 )
Seriously, Malaysians are conservative people. A peck on the cheek and a hug maybe, but surely, we don't see the open display of passion as in western societies. No French kissing for sure. Love should not become a crime in […] Continue Reading
Count our daily blessings ( 16 April 2006 )
Every time a bed was emptied, it was either the patient had been discharged because he had recovered or that the person had lost the fight. Usually, it was depressing. But what struck me most during the time I spent […] Continue Reading
Scrapping the bridge the best solution ( 15 April 2006 )
IT WAS the best solution. Enough time and energy have been wasted by Malaysia and Singapore officials on the proposed RM1bil controversial bridge to replace the 82-year-old Causeway. We have been talking about it since 1996, when the idea was […] Continue Reading
Provide better for our men in blue ( 09 April 2006 )
Last week, the Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Omar stunned the nation by using this description to stress the point that his men and women have to change their mindset to lift the game to meet the […] Continue Reading
Police must be ready to change ( 06 April 2006 )
CORRUPTION, abuse of power, ineffective and poor service – these were the descriptions of the police force. They did not come from the Opposition but from the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohd Bakri Omar himself. For most Malaysians, what […] Continue Reading
No side-shows in the House please, YBs ( 02 April 2006 )
But it looks like all these have been forgotten, if not ignored by some of our lawmakers. The MPs were supposed to create a positive impression of themselves "so that every visitor to the Dewan Rakyat must be satisfied with […] Continue Reading
Second bridge and monorail for Penang? ( 31 March 2006 )
PENANGITES have plenty of reasons to look forward to the speech by Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Dewan Rakyat today. They expect the Prime Minister to give them a present in the Ninth Malaysia Plan he is tabling […] Continue Reading
We’re a progressive, moderate nation ( 26 March 2006 )
He has made it clear that the issue should no longer arise and that the directive is final. But this is not the first time the government circular on this matter has been ignored. It probably won't be the last. […] Continue Reading
PM has plenty to mull over ( 24 March 2006 )
THERE are plenty of expectations for the Ninth Malaysia Plan. After all, the Prime Minister has been telling Malaysians to look forward to the five-year development plan, which is to be unveiled in Parliament next Friday. After all the hype, […] Continue Reading
