Category Archives: On the Beat
Much ado about a moment ( 19 March 2017 )
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
Stand up for our Malaysia ( 12 March 2017 )
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
Keep race out of the issues ( 05 March 2017 )
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
Police must act swiftly ( 26 February 2017 )
(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
Cool it people, it’s only satire ( 19 February 2017 )
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
For the love of … titles ( 12 February 2017 )
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
Year of Living Dangerously ( 05 February 2017 )
Rash move: The effectiveness of Trump’s executive order banning citizens of seven countries from entering the US is highly questionable. — AFP What Trump is doing – and he may not even realise it with his defiant-style leadership – is […] Continue Reading
Let’s think forward, people ( 22 January 2017 )
Playing the race card and bashing one of our biggest economic partners – China – is like shooting ourselves in the foot. THE trouble with politicians is that they often let political and personal interests get in the way of […] Continue Reading
We are so proud of you, Faiz! ( 15 January 2017 )
Mohd Faiz Subri holds his trophy after winning The 2016 FIFA Puskas Award during The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony, on January 9, 2017 in Zurich. – AFP Whether he spoke flawless English is not the point here. What matters […] Continue Reading
Let’s not go overboard ( 08 January 2017 )
Malaysia is a secular country and we should not let religious authorities run our country and how we should live our lives. LET’S face it – the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has become so powerful as the sole authority […] Continue Reading
