Category Archives: On the Beat
All must help cut subsidies ( 20 June 2010 )
The first quarter result of the economy is good and Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s momentum must be supported and continued, even if it seems radical. If tough measures have to be taken, then we have to bite the bullet […] Continue Reading
A gentleman knows when to cut losses ( 13 June 2010 )
On The Beat by WONG CHUN WAI IT’S pretty straightforward. In any public listed company, it is the board of directors that leads and controls the company but the series of news relating to Sime Darby and Kenmark have put […] Continue Reading
Time to bring the bully to heel ( 06 June 2010 )
If the rest of the world expects remorse and regret, they would have waited in vain; this is not the first time and probably not the last for such a display of arrogance on the part of Israel. This is […] Continue Reading
Perilous to stay on snooze mode ( 30 May 2010 )
The last is the most difficult for Najib as Barisan president to handle without being seen to be interfering in the affairs of component parties. These are leaders who see themselves as indispensable and believe that their parties would crumble […] Continue Reading
The race is far from over ( 23 May 2010 )
Many Malaysians have been buying the euro, pound and dollar when it began to decline against our ringgit. For parents, it means it has become a little cheaper to pay for education and certainly to travel to Europe and the […] Continue Reading
Shift gear to higher mode ( 16 May 2010 )
ON THE BEAT:By WONG CHUN WAI WE cannot go on being known as the region's importer of cheap and unskilled labour. Malaysia is unable to attract the best talent but what is worse is that we are in danger of […] Continue Reading
Where have all the Chinese gone? ( 09 May 2010 )
For the Malays, the numbers will increase to over 670,000, up from 41.3% to 42%, in Penang, which will have a population of 1.6 million. This is not exactly new. Last year, journalist Helen Ang wrote a well-researched article on […] Continue Reading
No reason to tick off voters ( 02 May 2010 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI STAND-UP comic Harith Iskandar is the product of Malay-English parentage. He has acted in plays and movies speaking in Bahasa Malaysia and earns a living telling jokes, mostly in English with some Malay and […] Continue Reading
Sugar, spice and everything nice… ( 25 April 2010 )
A largely forgotten place – reporters have to ask how they could get there and where they could find accommodation – the by-election has turned it into a hotly-contested ground with politicians from both sides of the divide making all […] Continue Reading
Treat the verbal diarrhoea ( 18 April 2010 )
MALAYSIA is spending millions of ringgit trying to repair its image overseas but plenty of taxpayers’ money can be saved if our politicians exercise some self-restraint with their statements. The foot-in-the-mouth disease seems to be rampant and many of us […] Continue Reading
