Category Archives: On the Beat
To be or not to be ( 28 October 2018 )
Universal tongue: He may be the ‘People’s Pope’ but the head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis, has to deliver his speeches in Latin, the official language of the church. – AFP LATIN words are rarely used in Malaysia, except […] Continue Reading
Tipsy turvy tales ( 21 October 2018 )
Not all about the booze: The gun salute is one of the customs of the ‘Oktoberfest’ beer festival in Munich. — AP Like how many other things that were acceptable before have inexplicably run afoul now, the harmless Oktoberfest is […] Continue Reading
Say you will, say you won’t ( 14 October 2018 )
MORE than three decades into my journalistic career, and I have learned one thing for certain – most politicians will never change, and they can be chameleons, too. It would be naïve of me to expect to meet an honest, […] Continue Reading
Swimming against the tide ( 07 October 2018 )
IF there’s one thing the Umno leadership needs to accept – no matter how painful – is that it’s now in the opposition. They got kicked out, and that’s life. So, for God’s sake, please start acting and thinking like […] Continue Reading
New Malaysia, Old Politics ( 30 September 2018 )
WE may have heralded a New Malaysia, with the euphoria still lingering, but more than three months have passed since the general election which saw the Barisan Nasional government crushed. A new social landscape, perhaps, but Old Politics still haven’t […] Continue Reading
Believe it or not ( 23 September 2018 )
Raising eyebrows: Both Hishammuddin and Dr Ahmad Zahid have met up with Dr Mahathir since GE14. Stranger things have happened post-general elections, but losers seeking the winning party’s advice is certainly curious. POLITICS in Malaysia gets stranger with each passing […] Continue Reading
A question of faith ( 16 September 2018 )
THE Port Dickson by-election has unexpectedly become a controversy for some PKR leaders and the party’s supporters. Suddenly, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has found himself being openly challenged by some of the top brass for his purported failure to consult […] Continue Reading
Waiting in the wings ( 09 September 2018 )
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim THE acrimonious relationship between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim – when they were Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister back in the day – is well-documented, and as a reporter covering the […] Continue Reading
When the right words count ( 02 September 2018 )
Alarm bells: Dr Mahathir caused a stir across China and Hong Kong when he said foreigners were banned from buying residential units in the US100bil (RM410bil) Forest City project in Johor. ANY journalist who has had the pleasure of covering […] Continue Reading
Hate destroys the hater ( 26 August 2018 )
Taboo subject: The Merdeka exhibition, Stripes and Strokes , that is causing some Malaysians sleepless nights over photographs of LGBT activists. IT’S a subject most Malaysians, and that includes prominent civil rights advocates, shy away from – the lesbian, gay, […] Continue Reading
