Category Archives: On the Beat

This is how bad plastic waste on tourist-favourite Tioman Island can get. – Reef Check Malaysia THE Kinabatangan river in Sabah is one of the best places to view wildlife in Asia, what with its dense population of animals such […] Continue Reading

Protesters in protective gear holding up a symbolic yellow umbrella and an American flag while marching through the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong earlier in the month. Sights such as these are fuelling speculation about foreign involvement in the […] Continue Reading

IT’S a little more than a month away from our National Day celebrations, when the nation turns 62, but ironically, instead of proudly celebrating being Malaysian, some of us are continuing to preach about race and religion. In negotiating with […] Continue Reading

Contrary to the belief of some, the frequent use of racist slurs doesn’t make it right in any context, and it’s high time it is eradicated. MOST of us have become desensitised to racist airheads and bigoted politicians, those who […] Continue Reading

Hong Kong. -Bloomberg filepic IT’S lunch time in Hong Kong, but the soya sauce chicken rice seller at Queen’s Road in Shek Tong Tsui is looking distressed as the crowd isn’t up to expectations. Rental is high in Hong Kong […] Continue Reading

Farcical political situations and a depleting economy. If there’s a time to rally the troops to thwart the country’s follies, the upcoming National Day looks the opportune moment. WHILE I was in Europe a few years ago, a Spanish waitress […] Continue Reading

THE Convent Light Street in Penang will always be a special place for me. It remains the only sister school of my alma mater, St Xavier’s Institution, where I had my primary and secondary education. The CLS, the school’s acronym, […] Continue Reading

Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad with DPM Datuk Seri Wan Azizah and their cabinet ministers at the 1st annivesary of the Pakatan Harapan Government at Putrajaya International Convention Centre.- Filepic Loosening wheels and appearing cracks are endemic of a Government […] Continue Reading

TALK about hypocrisy. When Huawei’s global cybersecurity and privacy officer, John Suffolk, appeared before a hearing at the House of Commons on Monday, he was bombarded with a barrage of tough questions. He was there to convince lawmakers – who […] Continue Reading

THE controversy surrounding the appointment of Latheefa Koya as the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner isn’t going away soon and can only lead to waves of discontent and suspicion. Within the rank and file of the MACC and other […] Continue Reading