Category Archives: On the Beat
Judge politicians with a level head ( 07 February 1999 )
There is now co-operation among the opposition parties and some non-governmental organisations. Still, the DAP has come out openly to declare its objection to the setting up of an Islamic state as advocated by PAS. Both parties have ruled out […] Continue Reading
Convenience comes with a price ( 31 January 1999 )
While the LDP users, especially residents in the affected areas, will save 50 sen per trip, they and other taxpayers will have to shoulder the burden of paying RM85mil in compensation to the concessionaire for that road alone. Motorists have […] Continue Reading
Preyed on by the foreign press ( 17 January 1999 )
Those supposedly present, Datuk Ibrahim Ali and Tan Sri Rahim Thamby Chik, could not recall such a meeting taking place. The Straits Times quoted a Malaysian official as saying the purported leaked document was based on a transcript which had […] Continue Reading
Police force must change with times ( 10 January 1999 )
The past four months have certainly been a difficult ones for the country's top cop. Before the sacking of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim from the government and Umno, no one questioned his tough policing methods. Some even said that was […] Continue Reading
No end to speculation about DPM candidate ( 03 January 1999 )
There was no indication who the person would be or when the appointment would be announced. Neither was there any inkling that the new DPM would be among the three or whether he would be an interim DPM before the […] Continue Reading
Expect a memorable year ahead ( 27 December 1998 )
Barisan Nasional leaders have regarded the state polls as a test of public support for the Barisan Nasional since the sacking of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Although the fight for votes in Sabah have always been robust, it is unlikely […] Continue Reading
Our right to have our own approach ( 13 December 1998 )
He was then asked whether the denial of a scholarship, for example, to a qualified non-bumiputra was an infringement of human rights. The moderator pointed out that the bumiputra who won the scholarship could be from a well-off family. The […] Continue Reading
Time to explain policies in the open ( 06 December 1998 )
The former PAS Youth executive secretary stood for the Bandar Tun Razak parliamentary seat in the 1995 general election as a PAS candidate but pulled out at the last minute. Three years later, he emerged as a leader of the […] Continue Reading
Uphill task to soften image ( 29 November 1998 )
The party was eager to shed its extremist image. In a bid to garner votes from the non-Muslims, it set up the Chinese Consulative Council, which comprised non-Malay Muslims. Party secretary-general Halim Arshat, then a state PAS secretary, was among […] Continue Reading
Stay focused on summit issues ( 15 November 1998 )
The 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) will see the presence of leaders from countries that matter. We all know Indonesian President B.J. Habibie and President Joseph Estrada of the Philippines would want to be on the world stage despite their […] Continue Reading
