Category Archives: On the Beat

Pride and prejudice

New MAS CEO Christoph R. Mueller (inset) Our obsession with nationality and race often clouds our judgment when they involve government policies, which include putting the best people to helm our government-linked corporations. THIS is the reality – our Malaysia […] Continue Reading

Sharing the same destiny

I AM worried about the economy of Malaysia as we head towards 2015, and I am sure many Malaysians also share my concerns over the uncertainties in the coming months. All the assurances and figures given by our leaders, we […] Continue Reading

Setting the right example

The trouble with most politicians is that they lose the connection with the people after a while. They forget the people who put them in their positions in the first place.  IT is the kind of news that is guaranteed […] Continue Reading

Barking up the wrong tree

Our real problem isn’t Bahasa Malaysia but English and it is incredible that so many of us have refused to acknowledge this or even want to address it. THERE have been so many silly remarks and statements by some Malaysian […] Continue Reading

A right royal resolution

All ironed out: Mais chairman Datuk Mohammad Adzib Mohd Isa (second from right) returning copies of the Bibles to Association of Churches in Sarawak chairman Archbishop Datuk Bolly Lapok at Istana Alam Shah in Klang. Looking on are Sultan Sharafuddin […] Continue Reading

Stop the circus acts

WE have got to get used to it – a real democratic society can be a noisy one as each and every one of us has the right to speak and is free to exercise this right. And this is […] Continue Reading

A mind-boggling spin

IT smacks of double standards and no one can fault moderate-minded Malaysians, who have some sense of justice and fairness, to feel that the statement from the Attorney-General’s Chambers lacks any conviction. The ordinary Malaysians are finding it difficult to […] Continue Reading

Silly antics, serious backlash

Many businesses are suffering even as the ordinary people grapple with daily bread-and-butter issues in a weak market. But incredibly, all these concerns do not seem to bother the hate mongers who are hell-bent on sowing disunity. IT’S incredible how […] Continue Reading

Dispense justice fairly

We are sending a seriously flawed message if those who are perceived to be close to the government are spared the full wrath of the law. IF anyone of us is stupid or crazy enough to call for the burning […] Continue Reading

Language advantage

It is bewildering that vernacular schools should be made the scapegoat for race relation issues in this country when our greatest asset is our multi-racial society, which puts us above our Asean neighbours in competing for the economic pie.  MY […] Continue Reading