Category Archives: On the Beat
Spellbound by books ( 18 August 2013 )
I love the smell of print. Call me old-fashioned if you must. Call me biased because I am in the newspaper business. Call me whatever you want, but reading is one of the simple pleasures in life that is still […] Continue Reading
Happy holidays – again! ( 11 August 2013 )
A check on the Internet shows that Malaysia is on the list of top 10 nations with the highest number of public holidays. IT’S 4.30pm, Aug 8, 2013 – the first day of Hari Raya. I have personally wished the […] Continue Reading
Off with the kid gloves ( 04 August 2013 )
Let’s not expect our cops to fight crime with their hands tied behind their backs. Let them do their job with our support and the necessary laws. LET’S be blunt: I’d really like to know how those who oppose the […] Continue Reading
Gypsies, tramps and thieves ( 28 July 2013 )
London, Paris and other parts of Europe are ripe for the picking – to petty criminals targeting unsuspecting tourists. And the fingers are pointed at gypsies, more correctly called Romas, who are mostly from Bulgaria and Romania. IF you are […] Continue Reading
Storm in a teacup ( 21 July 2013 )
The writer is baffled over the resistance to the move to make Titas a compulsory subject. Titas was already mandatory for Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia students more than 30 years ago and it has, he feels, fostered better understanding of different […] Continue Reading
It’s back to square one ( 14 July 2013 )
The Egyptians wanted democracy but they have ended up endorsing a military coup, something that they could not have imagined a year or two ago. FOR the past one week, I have been spending my leave in Europe, reading through […] Continue Reading
Our flag flies high in London ( 07 July 2013 )
Tan Sri Liew with Najib, Cameron and Johnson at the Battersea project launch. BATTERSEA has become the most talked about word in London. Malaysians travelling to this city over the last few days have been asked the same question by […] Continue Reading
Crack down on criminals ( 30 June 2013 )
In place of the EO, a new law to deal with hardcore criminals, with a built-in mechanism to stop abuses by the authorities, should be drawn up. DRUGS, gambling and corruption – that’s the root cause of crime. You don’t […] Continue Reading
Now, we cannot even eat in peace ( 23 June 2013 )
Crime is an issue that unites the people, but for the wrong reasons. One thing is clear – we are sick and tired of living in fear. IF you live in Petaling Jaya, you would probably have heard of it. […] Continue Reading
Leave the baggage behind ( 16 June 2013 )
Malaysia must really grow up and not let the divisive and emotive issues long resolved to fester in the present environment. WE are about two months away from National Day. We will be turning 56 years old, which is still […] Continue Reading
