Category Archives: On the Beat

Safer for all: We need to instil in schools and in our culture, a greater respect for girls and women. — 123rf THREE highly disturbing incidents have jolted the nation recently: One involved the gang rape of a female student […] Continue Reading

A humanitarian issue: Palestinians returning to what remains of their home after the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect on Friday. — AFP THERE is overwhelmingly strong and emotional support from the Malay-Muslim community in Malaysia […] Continue Reading

Viral taint: A TikTok video on Semporna’s filthiness, posted by travel influencer Backpacker Ben (left), will have a negative impact on Sabah’s tourism and the country’s reputation. — @backpacker_ben/TikTok IT’S terribly disgraceful and a huge embarrassment for Malaysia. Unfortunately, there […] Continue Reading

It is not only Kelantan, which has a serious social problem involving the young, and punishment is not the only solution, says the writer. — 123rf THERE is a popular saying, that it takes two to tango. It means that […] Continue Reading

High ambitions: PAS party leaders have now set their sights on the top post in Perikatan, and the country. Will voters be drawn to their political stance though? — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star IT’S clear now that PAS knows the party […] Continue Reading

Practical purpose: Penang’s LRT service is expected to connect the island’s 1.8 million residents to the million others on the mainland and vice-versa, as seen in the artist impression of its Mutiara Line project. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star IT […] Continue Reading

The woman who attempted to attack the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, on the grandstand during the state-level National Day parade last week being remanded at a police station in Ipoh. — Bernama AS a trainee reporter at the […] Continue Reading

Kita semua anak Malaysia: Let us honour the sacrifices of all communities in building Malaya and now Malaysia. There would have been no independence if the Malays, Chinese, and Indians did not work together for it, and no Malaysia without […] Continue Reading

Strength in diversity: There are hundreds of thousands of flags that have been correctly put up across the country, including in Chinese new villages like the Bukit Merah New Village in Ipoh and tourist spots like the Kuala Lumpur Library […] Continue Reading

MALAYSIANS have read a lot about the many bullies in our country, mostly in schools, hostels, and workplaces, as well as online. But what is less talked about are the political bullies and their disturbing posturing. If there is a […] Continue Reading