Category Archives: On the Beat
Compass of compassion ( 20 February 2022 )
Long wait: Loh with her children during an outing few years ago. Last week, she finally got to see her children for the second time in three years. – Photo provided IT’S a tragedy, really. Common sense, compassion, legality and […] Continue Reading
Litmus test beckons ( 13 February 2022 )
New mode: Political parties will have to change their campaigning strategies to keep safe and attract the new voters. IT’S unchartered waters for almost all the political parties, but perhaps much more for the established ones when they must grapple […] Continue Reading
An old controversy gets a new lease on life, mirroring the sign of the times ( 06 February 2022 )
IT’S ironic that a controversial statement by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, largely forgotten or more precisely, generally unknown to most Malaysians, would get resurrected. And even more coincidental that it must come from his daughter, Datuk Paduka Marina Mahathir, who […] Continue Reading
The roaring silence ( 30 January 2022 )
Emblazoned on our nation’s coat of arms and Filem Negara’s emblem, yet our tigers face a dire prospect in Kelantan. THIS may be the Year of the Tiger, but they are disappearing from our jungles at an alarming rate. Let’s […] Continue Reading
Spike in tall tales ( 23 January 2022 )
Festive fever: Yee Sang is a popular must have Chinese New Year dish and many will wish for health, happiness and prosperity when tossing it. – The Star THE best part of Malaysian festivals is always the short videos depicting […] Continue Reading
Watchdog turns scapegoat ( 16 January 2022 )
WHEN politicians and public figures are in a spot, they’ll find ways to squirm their way out. It’ll be flimsy excuses ranging from the boring to the ludicrous, but that won’t stop these beleaguered personalities. After more than three decades […] Continue Reading
Core of corruption ( 09 January 2022 )
Who watches the watchers? The country’s anti-corruption agency has taken a battering of late with some of its officers arrested for corruption. — Filepic/The Star Our country seems to be adept at scripting headlines for all the wrong reasons. IT […] Continue Reading
Silver lining solution ( 02 January 2022 )
Hoping for a brighter 2022: The past two years have been tough not just for Malaysians, but the entire world, too. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star WE usually start the year with the traditional well wishes and hopes. As Malaysians usher […] Continue Reading
Floundering in the flood ( 26 December 2021 )
SOCIAL media has been a boon and bane to those stricken by last week’s floods, which crippled many parts of Selangor, especially ground zero Taman Sri Muda. Affected residents took to various platforms to capture their plight and desperation while […] Continue Reading
Food for thought ( 19 December 2021 )
THE issue that matters most to Malaysians now is the skyrocketing price of essential food items, but it doesn’t seem to be of concern to our politicians. So a few opposition politicians raised it, but they took it as a […] Continue Reading
