Category Archives: On the Beat
Stand together for our M’sia ( 19 July 2015 )
A photo publication: The cover of the book The Holy Month of Ramandan – A Visual Celebration. Moderation is key to a stronger nation and we must pursue it, no matter how difficult it is, for the sake of this […] Continue Reading
Cool heads should prevail ( 12 July 2015 )
An anti-austerity banner depicting former (L-R) Prime Ministers George Papandreou, Antonis Samaras and current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reads "We have bled enough, we have paid enough," hangs off the tallest building in the port of Piraeus, near Athens on […] Continue Reading
Focus on the real issues ( 05 July 2015 )
While the politicking continues to take centre stage, Malaysians are tired of the charade. There are other issues to be concerned about. I AM tired and I believe many Malaysians are fed up too with the non-stop politicking in this […] Continue Reading
The mission: service first ( 28 June 2015 )
A photo taken from Facebook showing what the woman wore when she was denied entry to the Balik Pulau court complex. – Filepic TEACHERS are supposed to teach. And when members of the public visit the hospital, the Road Transport […] Continue Reading
One for all, all for one ( 21 June 2015 )
Education is for all, it’s time we think of the bigger picture affecting all children. MY colleague received a press statement sent by a very high-ranking official of a government department recently. It was personally written in English by the […] Continue Reading
Moderates, stand up ( 14 June 2015 )
Before and after: Photos posted on Tan’s Facebook page showing her original attire (left) and the sarong she was asked to wear at the JPJ office. IT is said that ignorance is bliss, but not necessarily so all the time. […] Continue Reading
Beef up security first ( 07 June 2015 )
A view of an abandoned camp in Wang Kelian, Perlis. -Bernama IT’S totally absurd – why would any tourist want to visit a former human trafficking camp near the Malaysia-Thailand border? Much more bizarre was the statement by Minister in […] Continue Reading
Practise what you preach ( 31 May 2015 )
A file picture of Rohingya migrant men from Myanmar on a drifting boat in the Thai waters off the southern island of Koh Lipe in the Andaman on May 14, 2015. – AFP Moderate Buddhists should come up strongly to […] Continue Reading
Hope within the prison walls ( 24 May 2015 )
Sam Kian Seng, who has already spent 27 years in prison and who is making a difference in the lives of his fellow prisoners, harbours hopes of being a free man again. IN the course of my work, I have […] Continue Reading
Don’t let emotions rule the waves ( 17 May 2015 )
Rohingya migrants waiting inside a boat off the coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. -AFP MALAYSIA has to be real careful in sending the right message to the migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh. If we are seen to be […] Continue Reading
