Category Archives: On the Beat

Duty bound: Once a report is lodged, the MACC, which is headquartered in Putrajaya, has to investigate the allegation, no matter how popular the implicated person is. – IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star THE investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on […] Continue Reading

Innocent until proven guilty: The principle of the law is simple, all accused are guaranteed legal representation by the Federal Constitution. – 123rf.com THE comment by Perlis Mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin about it being sinful for a […] Continue Reading

Found guilty: Sam was sent off to jail while her lawyers filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal. – China Press We need to learn from this sad episode and put a stop to dangerous activities like ‘basikal lajak’ […] Continue Reading

Opened borders: A health worker administering a test at a Covid-19 screening centre at KLIA2. Malaysia began to allow quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated travellers from April 1. – Bloomberg LET’S hope that the mandatory on-arrival antigen rapid test (RTK) […] Continue Reading

STILL reeling from the controversy surrounding MySejahtera data protection for contact tracing mobile applications, there have even been calls to discard the system now. Of course, that’s easier said than done. The Malaysian Medical Association has said it is time […] Continue Reading

Bound to rise: Malaysians will have to pay more for food because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the impact of climate change, health-related shocks, and conflicts which disrupt global supplies, including food. — Filepic/The Star IT’S already been a month […] Continue Reading

New normal: Covid-19 is here to stay, so we need to learn to live with the coronavirus and hold a general election amid the health crisis. – THOMAS YONG/The Star IT doesn’t take a genius to suss out investors’ feelings […] Continue Reading

Having a general election soon can be the way out of the country’s political and economic conundrum, says the writer. – AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star For economic reasons and the sake of political stability, Malaysia needs to head to the polls […] Continue Reading

THERE can’t possibly be a valid reason for war in any shape or form. Call it aggression, invasion, occupation, liberation or special military operations. Any which way you slice it, it’s still war, and the lives of innocent people are […] Continue Reading

Billion dollar bombshells: Leissner testifying in a US court as a key witness in the 1MDB corruption trial of his former Goldman Sachs colleague, as shown in this court sketch. – Reuters IT must have been a week when most […] Continue Reading