Category Archives: On the Beat
Where every minute counts ( 29 November 2009 )
THE ruling that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) cannot interview witnesses beyond office hours has put the agency in a fix. There is now a suggestion that the same judicial principle is also applicable to the police. Lawyer-politician Karpal Singh […] Continue Reading
Be careful what we wish for ( 08 November 2009 )
IT’S incredulous. PAS Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen have been compelled to take an oath to divorce their wives if they quit or jump to another party. The news, which has been a hot topic in the political and […] Continue Reading
Squabbles within and without ( 01 November 2009 )
Last week, PKR information chief Latheefa Koya wrote an angry letter to Malaysiakini advising the online news portal to avoid “being manipulated”. She also took offence with Malaysiakini on its reports quoting unnamed sources “that have been exaggerated or told […] Continue Reading
Time to decide ( 04 October 2009 )
THE countdown has begun. On Saturday, the MCA delegates will decide once and for all who they want to lead the party. The reality is that party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and his suspended deputy president Datuk Seri […] Continue Reading
Shaming them is the price to pay ( 27 September 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI IT’S outrageous. This has to be a scandal as we have plenty of reasons to be angry when there are over 26,000 people who owe the country a whopping RM400mil. Or have we become […] Continue Reading
It not money down the drain ( 20 September 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI AT first impression, it may seem like a bad idea that will drain the country of more money. The economics of investing RM1bil a year for our own Formula 1 team may seem nonsensical […] Continue Reading
We must right the wrongs ( 13 September 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI IT’S refreshing. The decision by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to come out with a report that at least seven Penan girls and women were raped is another step towards the culture […] Continue Reading
Use your head, not your heart ( 06 September 2009 )
Raw emotions were displayed at the meeting between Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and the residents yesterday. The emotionally-charged meeting turned ugly when some residents reportedly shouted profanities and even tried to throw chairs and shoes at the […] Continue Reading
Hip-hop concert with a catch ( 30 August 2009 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI IT’S unprecedented – a concert featuring American hip-hop/pop group Black Eyed Peas will be held in Selangor and the organiser is a liquor company! But there is a catch here – it’s only […] Continue Reading
A bond too strong to break ( 23 August 2009 )
It has become an unwritten rule at the newsroom every year that the evening meeting would have to be held an hour earlier so that our Muslim – and non-Muslim – colleagues can attend the breaking fast functions. The call […] Continue Reading
