Category Archives: On the Beat
Getting to bald truth of the matter ( 05 February 2006 )
The group claimed that they met every year for supper, drinks and mahjong during the festive occasion at a coffee-shop in Balakong, Selangor, and had continued the tradition, betting with chips, which they claimed was merely to pay for food […] Continue Reading
Enjoying the best of both worlds ( 29 January 2006 )
Over the years, we have decided that our hometown, Penang, is no longer the best place to be during the festive season. The narrow streets would be jammed with mostly out-of-town tourists. Being an island, the heat has always been […] Continue Reading
Cool heads must prevail ( 22 January 2006 )
Over the last two weeks, I have consistently urged Malaysians debating on Islamic laws to look at the issues from the perspectives of all religions and not just theirs alone. This is essential because no one community should be given […] Continue Reading
View delicate topics from all perspectives ( 15 January 2006 )
We cannot pretend that issues like these do not happen and take the easy way out by looking the other way. They won't go away as much as some of us may want to sweep them under the carpet, preferring […] Continue Reading
It’s not easy being a journalist ( 08 January 2006 )
It is normal for anyone to look at an issue, especially one relating to race and religion, from one's own perspective. Sometimes, we fail to take into account the perspectives of other people. All of us are guilty of it. […] Continue Reading
We need to tower in areas that matter ( 01 January 2006 )
The expedition, estimated to cost close to RM200,000, will be funded by the Selangor government, Youth and Sports Ministry, Ex-Servicemen's Affairs Corporation and programme sponsors. In short, public money will be involved. It's another bid, which does not require much […] Continue Reading
Ending the year with some good news ( 25 December 2005 )
National Evangelical Christian Fellowship Malaysia secretary-general Wong Kin Kong, who had described the situation as serious, said he recorded a 25% error rate in the samplings he carried out on church members around the country. The assurance by NRD director-general […] Continue Reading
Let’s fix the problem, not fix somebody ( 18 December 2005 )
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has correctly called for an independent commission of inquiry to find out exactly what has happened to show we do not cover up any allegations of abuse of power by the police. By […] Continue Reading
Moving towards one Asean civil society ( 11 December 2005 )
The fact is that Myanmar has become an embarrassment. The years of so-called constructive engagement, in using the soft-approach, have fallen flat. The ageing military leaders have ignored moves to open the country's doors. They have instead clammed up. Even […] Continue Reading
Time to take stock of how we deal with issues ( 04 December 2005 )
The next day, he devoted one hour stressing to his listeners how China as an economic powerhouse would affect the world as a market, competitor or partner. But on the tables of the participants, over the two days of the […] Continue Reading
