Category Archives: On the Beat
Overseas trip that makes little sense ( 30 January 2005 )
Last week, it was reported that 10 Selangor PAC members and officials who had agreed to go on the aborted RM80,000 study tour – criticised as a disguised holiday tour – would have had to foot the full cost for […] Continue Reading
Paris shackled by civil service strikes ( 23 January 2005 )
More than 40% of the 894,000 teachers in France's schools and colleges joined in the strike to protest against a hiring squeeze and other government policies. To make it worse, all daytime flights to and from Bordeaux's airport in the […] Continue Reading
Aid for tsunami victims hampered by politics ( 16 January 2005 )
It started with a directive for foreign journalists and workers to be registered or risk being expelled. Then they were ordered to travel with armed soldiers to areas said to be insurgent hotbeds. Until the tsunami hit Aceh on Dec […] Continue Reading
Some Malaysians can really be heartless ( 09 January 2005 )
When The Star reported these incidents, a reader had the cheek to call up angrily. That was not all. Some business organisations wanted to know what was the minimum amount of donation they could give to the relief humanitarian fund […] Continue Reading
Let the New Year be a time of renewal ( 02 January 2005 )
Many people, especially those involved in charity organisations, wanted to know where they could hand over food, bottled water and medicine they had bought for the victims. Most people are touched by the images carried by the media on the […] Continue Reading
It’s the time to unite, not to divide ( 19 December 2004 )
Buying a gift can sometimes become more than just a hassle, even agonising when love and loyalty is measured in terms of the value of the gift. Most of us, whether we wish to admit it, remember and appreciate the […] Continue Reading
Act fast to boost island’s sagging image ( 12 December 2004 )
It was a terrible blow to me because in many of my previous travels overseas, Penang was better known than Malaysia – but not any more. Penang, as had been discussed in several newspaper reports and commentaries, has disappeared from […] Continue Reading
Anti-smoking move is no light matter ( 05 December 2004 )
On coming home, it was a delight as a non-smoker to read a move by the Human Resources Ministry to ban smoking in all workplaces in order to provide a clean and healthy environment for employees. This move, which is […] Continue Reading
National flower being taken for granted ( 28 November 2004 )
Instead, we are comfortable putting up buntings and banners with printed bunga raya, along with Jalur Gemilang, at official functions. You won't find it being used as bouquets at important gatherings. That's the respect we accord our national flower these […] Continue Reading
Sales tax on PDA will widen digital divide ( 21 November 2004 )
Telecom operators, universities, fast-food operators, shopping malls and private companies are investing in hotspots to enable PDA users with Wifi and Bluetooth (wireless connections) to remain online. Even our police have started using PDAs on a trial basis to access […] Continue Reading
