Category Archives: On the Beat
A national obsession ( 03 March 2013 )
Our obsession with politics has badly divided the nation. It would not be wrong to say that we have had five years of non-stop campaigning by both sides following the 2008 political tsunami. And the political temperature is about to […] Continue Reading
A national obsession ( 03 March 2013 )
Our obsession with politics has badly divided the nation. It would not be wrong to say that we have had five years of non-stop campaigning by both sides following the 2008 political tsunami. And the political temperature is about to […] Continue Reading
A hot , hot fight ( 24 February 2013 )
Barisan Nasional has been telling the media that victory for the ruling coalition is certain, with a gain of at least 145 parliamentary seats, at this juncture. While not many Barisan leaders are prepared to commit themselves to talk of […] Continue Reading
Wooing the Wild Wild East ( 17 February 2013 )
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is an old hand in Sabah, having built his connections during his Umno days. The politics and money, to put it bluntly, worked so well that the then Sabah Umno chief, the late Tun Ghafar Baba, […] Continue Reading
Tired of Psy-chological warfare ( 10 February 2013 )
But then this is the silly season. Everything is political with weeks to go before Parliament is dissolved and the polls are held. Psy has performed at two free concerts in Bangkok, and also in New York and Singapore last […] Continue Reading
Crackling hot ( 03 February 2013 )
The Prime Minister is scheduled to attend three big Chinese New Year events, the first one at Bandar Tun Razak. The MCA has chosen not to host its open house from its party headquarters in Jalan Ampang for the first […] Continue Reading
Painful closure ( 27 January 2013 )
The details were sketchy and all we knew at that time was that the body fished out of the river near Kampung Sungai Sireh in Port Klang was highly decomposed. The boy was apparently wearing a yellow T-shirt. Our challenge […] Continue Reading
The lost middle ground ( 20 January 2013 )
Depending on which side of the political divide you are on, they both seem to have supporters and detractors. From the way they were cheered on by the students at the forum at Universiti Utara Malaysia, they sure have their […] Continue Reading
An unholy mix ( 13 January 2013 )
What started off as a Christmas message by DAP leader Lim Guan Eng is now in danger of pushing the country into deeper polarisation. He could not keep politics out even during a religious festival. The DAP politician had asked […] Continue Reading
Troubling diatribes ( 06 January 2013 )
The more agitated they become, the angrier they turn against the government and everyone else around them. Their entire day is spoiled and, presumably, they would also blame the government for that. Anyone who disagrees with their views are called […] Continue Reading
