Category Archives: On the Beat
Roasted by the chicken affair ( 08 March 1998 )
The leaders of the country's two largest unions should have realised that chicken, or a chicken-based meal, is not only the cheapest meat but also a Malaysian favourite. They are either out of touch with consumer reality or have over-estimated […] Continue Reading
The hidden power behind the drone ( 01 March 1998 )
They hold no political position but wield tremendous political clout, with an uncanny ability to influence the political direction of a party and even the country. The most obvious example is Sonia Gandhi, the 51-year-old widow of former Indian Prime […] Continue Reading
Malaysians are down but certainly not out ( 18 January 1998 )
It was not that the firm could not afford a more decent meal for its management team but it wanted to impress upon them the need to be austere given the uncertainties of the coming months. “Chau mai fun is […] Continue Reading
Seat is getting hotter by the day for Yong ( 11 January 1998 )
Speculation has been rife since last year that snap elections will be called. Never mind the fact that the Barisan Nasional Government's full term only ends in mid-1999. These political speculators also seem to ignore the fact that the economic […] Continue Reading
Resolutions aplenty to beat new year blues ( 04 January 1998 )
With all the predicted doom and gloom in the media, laughter has become a scarce item these days very much like sugar, one might say. It's going to be more difficult to lift the holiday spirit. But the Malaysian sense […] Continue Reading
Nothing but simplistic movie fantasy ( 28 December 1997 )
In Red Corner, Richard Gere plays an entertainment lawyer who is thrown into solitary confinement and denied his legal rights after being set up. In Seven Years in Tibet, Brad Pitt plays a German mountaineer who gets close to the […] Continue Reading
Unhealthy cost of private healthcare ( 21 December 1997 )
Falling sick can be an expensive affair these days, more so if you do not have medical insurance coverage or if your company is not picking up the tab. Last week, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged private hospitals to […] Continue Reading
Trim excesses but do be realistic ( 14 December 1997 )
One speaker, in giving a broad picture of the economic scenario, summed up the events leading to the currency and stock market situation in two words Soros dan boros, referring to the attacks against the ringgit by American financier George […] Continue Reading
Be prepared for uncertainties ahead ( 07 December 1997 )
The company sought an insertion in the diary section of newspapers. In other words, while the company was charging participants, including human resources managers, it wanted free advertisement at the same time. The timing of both statements which were not […] Continue Reading
A Catch-22 but Johoreans plod on ( 30 November 1997 )
One MP said that a coffeeshop owner had approached him for help after having lost a bundle in the stock market. “I told him there was nothing I could do. He was not the only one hit by the depressed […] Continue Reading
