Category Archives: On the Beat

High prices: The weak ringgit has led to the rising cost of imported goods, especially food. – GLENN GUAN/The Star THE coming months will be rough. No one knows for sure how long it will last as the world grapples […] Continue Reading

IF following political news in Malaysia seems like a depressing prospect, it must be worse reading about political figures and their corruption cases, which run into millions of ringgit, or billions in the case of the 1MDB debacle. Piles of […] Continue Reading

IT’S become a soul-sapping experience. Most of us can only cringe because some of our politicians are so adept at putting our country in a spot because of their absurd comments. They seem to continually suffer from the dreaded foot-in-mouth […] Continue Reading

Cultural event: Bon Odori has been organised in Malaysia since 1977 by Japanese expatriates. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star The Rulers have spoken, so there’s no chance for Malaysians to be denied a cultural experience. WHEN Datuk Idris Ahmad, Minister in […] Continue Reading

Big impact: Malaysia was the first country in the world to introduce and scrap the GST. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star THE Barisan Nasional’s 60-year reign came to a grinding halt when it was toppled in the 2018 general election because […] Continue Reading

KHAIRY Jamaluddin was dressed in a traditional baju Melayu when he addressed the World Health Organisation meeting in Geneva recently. The handsome Health Minister certainly chose the right forum to dress up. After all, he was elected as one of […] Continue Reading

When Joko met Elon: Musk chose to talk to the Indonesian president as his country is now seen as a huge economic market with a fast-growing middle-class population. – Reuters THE picture of President Jokowi in his rolled-up long sleeve […] Continue Reading

Controversial figure: The recent appointment of Pasir Salak Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman as the ambassador to Indonesia has raised many questions. – Bernama CONTROVERSIAL Pasir Salak Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has found […] Continue Reading

Fashion faux pas?: Leni Fernandez, 43, was stopped from entering Wisma Persekutuan in Johor Baru after a security guard deemed the dress she’s wearing in this picture was ‘inappropriate’. – Pic provided It’s never ever been in vogue to cast […] Continue Reading

Malaysian pride: Tan, who is from Muar, was appointed to the most senior technology position at Nasa recently. – nasa.gov EVERY time we read about Malaysians making a mark globally in their respective fields, pride and joy course through our […] Continue Reading