Category Archives: On the Beat

Following a public outcry, the Ipoh City Hall retracted a controversial invitation card with a ‘no saree’ directive issued to staff for a special Hari Raya Aidilfitri gathering. WE are in danger of being perceived as a half-baked country if […] Continue Reading

THE Opposition really has no one to blame for its defeat in the recent two by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar except itself. It is really distasteful to call the voters names for their decisions. The same arrogance prevailed, […] Continue Reading

All pain, no gain: Kelantan folks are very hardworking but the state remains the poorest in the country. Kelantan is clearly a failed state and its PAS government doesn’t have a clue how to uplift the standard of living of […] Continue Reading

Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin WE need to have some sense of decency in Malaysian politics. It has reached a point where profanity, rants and shocking wishes have become almost a daily norm, especially on social media. For sure, it […] Continue Reading

NOT many non-Muslims are going to be convinced by the explanation of PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang that his Private Member’s Bill is merely intended to uplift the status of the Syariah laws, and not to implement hudud. […] Continue Reading

The tabling of the Private Member’s Bill in Parliament by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. THREE issues that have surfaced over the past week have terribly disturbed me and I am sure many Malaysians who are rational, reasonable […] Continue Reading

No confusion here: The shrine at Armenian Park is located at an obsure corner and left to the care of believers. Being Malaysian is all about being surrounded by those who are different from us in terms of colour, creed […] Continue Reading

We are a secular and liberal country. It is vital for national leaders to make clear to voters at the next campaign trail that theirs is a moderate party. The Sarawak polls has taught us that. THE opposition could not […] Continue Reading

I LOVE my half-boiled eggs for breakfast and I regard it as one of the simple pleasures of life. It’s a very Malaysian breakfast because the nearest one can get elsewhere is soft boiled eggs but nothing beats half-boiled eggs […] Continue Reading

Bald spot: Rampant farming and construction on Penang Hill has caused it to become bald in many parts. — Drone photography by Se Vena Networks Sdn Bhd PENANGITES are furious over the continuing destruction of their beloved hills. We are […] Continue Reading