Category Archives: On the Beat

BLAME the press – that’s what some squirming politicians do as they fumble after putting their foot in their mouth. It’s an occupational hazard that journalists have to put up with. After all, politics does not necessarily draw the most […] Continue Reading

IT’S disturbing, to say the least. We have economic issues that Malaysia needs to deal with seriously like the continuing uncertainty in the price of oil, market slowdown and slide in the value of our ringgit which is affecting our […] Continue Reading

AT the rate some titled Malaysians – especially those with Datuk and Datuk Seri – are getting into trouble, the Prisons Department may have to build a new wing just to accommodate these VIPs. Over the past two weeks, the […] Continue Reading

Filepic: SPM top students in Sabah celebrating their excellence in SPM examination results after the announcement in Kota Kinabalu. We should treasure our up-and-coming bright minds instead of confusing them and making them feel unappreciated. We want to keep our […] Continue Reading

Unkind cut: With Disney refusing to allow a four-minute snip to its adaptation of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, Malaysians aren’t sure if they will get to watch the movie on the big screen. — AFP Seriously, we should be more […] Continue Reading

Prickly ties: The North Korean flag flutters in the concertina wire fenced North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. — Reuters This is the time to put our differences aside and let North Korea know that it has no right to […] Continue Reading

There are mindless people out there but I am certain that the majority of Malaysians are rational, moderate and fair-minded. IT was an accident no one in his right mind would want to get involved in. A woman driver ploughed […] Continue Reading

(Left) Koh: Abducted in broad daylight. (Right) Sameera: Brutally murdered. Several recent crime cases have shaken Malaysians quite a bit. We leave it to our police force to provide answers to this madness. RECENTLY, several widely reported crime cases, which […] Continue Reading

Tweets from DPRK news service on the assassination of Kim Jong-nam. Some Malaysians are so gullible that they make fools of themselves chasing demons and losing track of the truth. IT’S incredible how many of us are so gullible …. […] Continue Reading

IF there’s one Malaysian practice that needs reviewing, it has to be this – the long salutations, thanks to the titles of prominent individuals, at the start of speeches during functions. I can never understand why addressing the audience as […] Continue Reading