Category Archives: On the Beat
Crutches and addictions must go ( 08 May 2005 )
At a seminar on innovation and initiatives last week, the common theme among the speakers, all successful businessmen who had no subsidies and government contracts to rely on, was about the comfort zone which many Malaysians are still trapped in. […] Continue Reading
Be realistic about fight against graft ( 01 May 2005 )
Last week, Abdullah cleared whatever doubts Malaysians may have by vowing to press on with the campaign against corruption through a two-pronged strategy. He said the government would continue the anti-corruption campaign through "preventive" and "punitive" measures. From the preventive […] Continue Reading
Ray of sunshine for the good old schools ( 25 April 2005 )
For a start, the ministry will draw up a list of schools which are 100 years and above and which have produced students who have excelled both in the classroom and outside. The announcement has sparked off a lot of […] Continue Reading
Jester performance of MPs not amusing ( 17 April 2005 )
Those of us who have watched the debates in the British Parliament on television, even for just a few minutes, must have wished that our wakil rakyat could do the same. Last week, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Ramli Ngah […] Continue Reading
Struggling to prepare for exams in prison ( 10 April 2005 )
Instead of normal classrooms, they are kept in a room with iron bars, as in any prison cell. The only luxury they enjoy are two fans. The warders, like protective fathers, have put them together. At a meeting last week, […] Continue Reading
Opening up our hearts and minds ( 03 April 2005 )
He was trained in the Aramaic prayers and marked out as a promising candidate for the priesthood and was ordained as a deacon. But as fate would have it, Gabriel is today using his knowledge of the Bible not to […] Continue Reading
A journey like no other ( 03 April 2005 )
Day Four – March 1, Chinese food at Haifa, Mt Carmel, Caesarea AFTER days of Middle Eastern food, we had lunch at the "Taiwan Restaurant" in Haifa. Owned by a Jew, the restaurant cooks looked like Thais to me but […] Continue Reading
Learn to forgive those who hurt us ( 27 March 2005 )
I had just returned to Jordan after spending eight days in Jerusalem and other religiously significant areas. With the approval of the Malaysian Immigration Department, my church members and I managed to enter Israel. Our journey, led by two pastors, […] Continue Reading
Eye-opening experience ( 27 March 2005 )
As I boarded an Emirates Airlines plane, an air stewardess asked me whether it would be safe to travel to Jerusalem. Like my fellow pilgrims, I told her we would be safe as we have faith in God. Since last […] Continue Reading
Be practical on issue of language studies ( 20 March 2005 )
With China having emerged as the world's biggest economy, we realised that our daughter must have good grounding in Chinese studies. It would be different if she were to have just an hour daily of Chinese language class in primary […] Continue Reading
