Category Archives: On the Beat
No to race politics ( 27 September 2015 )
File picture IT would appear to many Malaysians, by now, that some of our politicians seem to be suffering from bipolar disorder. They can preach about the strength of our nation’s diversity to one audience and, on the very same […] Continue Reading
A great day hijacked ( 20 September 2015 )
The late Usman Awang, the great national laureate. (inset: His book called Antologi Puisi Gemersik Tiga) IT would have been the most appropriate time to launch a book on the late Usman Awang, the great national laureate, as the nation […] Continue Reading
Stand up as Malaysians ( 13 September 2015 )
It’s not make-believe: We should let the world know that multi-racial Malaysia is real and does not exist only in glossy brochures. MALAYSIA loves to tell the world that we are a fantastically plural society. We spend millions promoting that […] Continue Reading
Step on it, people ( 06 September 2015 )
Online mockery: These were the creative memes which went viral via the social media after the humiliating 10-0 thrashing by the United Arab Emirates in the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers last Thursday. Our football teams used to be among […] Continue Reading
Remember the sacrifices ( 30 August 2015 )
THE Bersih 4 rally, as you read this, is still in progress. It will officially end at the stroke of midnight. The crowds are still there. At the time of writing, the protest has been carnival-like and the crowd has […] Continue Reading
Time to woo tourists now ( 23 August 2015 )
Malaysia must push itself to be more competitive if the country wants to see more visitors. And it is crucial to gather the best business brains to get ourselves out of this rough patch. THE amount of time spent on […] Continue Reading
Unite under common values ( 16 August 2015 )
HOW we all wish that some of our leaders, including Cabinet Ministers, would think before they speak. If there is an occasional slip, we can let it pass, but a few are simply serial offenders. The days of playing communal […] Continue Reading
Focus on the economy ( 09 August 2015 )
While the political drama in the country is the most talked-about topic now, it’s time to turn our attention back to money matters. Our livelihood depends on it. OUR ringgit hit another new low last week and there is every […] Continue Reading
Monitoring the ringgit ( 02 August 2015 )
FOUR ringgit to a dollar – that’s what currency traders are looking at as the value of our currency continues to slide. The ringgit, which slid to a fresh 17-year low on Thursday – RM3.8288 against the US dollar before […] Continue Reading
Don’t forget to remember ( 26 July 2015 )
Unlike those of the past generation who tend to remember things better as they need to commit everything to memory, we rely a lot on modern gadgets to do our remembering for us. In a way, we have forgotten to […] Continue Reading
