Category Archives: On the Beat
Abuse in land of milk and honey ( 14 June 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI I AM in Penang to convince my elderly parents on why they should engage an Indonesian maid. My father is 85 years old and my mother is 79 and they live in a double-storey […] Continue Reading
Into the wrong side of history ( 07 June 2009 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI IT’S an unfinished war for many older Malaysians but for the young generation, it is a war that they never knew. As for those who fought against the communists, especially members of the […] Continue Reading
The authorities must act on PKFZ ( 31 May 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI THE Port Klang Free Trade Zone (PKFZ) report has finally been released with complete findings and key personalities named. For the public, the question is: What next? We have seen similar reports made, headlined […] Continue Reading
Results and needs come first ( 24 May 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI STUDENTS applying for entrance into British and American universities are told precisely what to expect. For the United Kingdom, an applicant needs a minimum of three A-levels to get into a British university. To […] Continue Reading
A disease not to be sneezed at ( 17 May 2009 )
I FLEW into Shenzen yesterday, just as the second Malaysian case of A (H1N1) flu was confirmed in Penang. It was the first flight from Malaysia into Shenzen. We arrived at Shenzen on AK80 at 10.40am but were not allowed […] Continue Reading
Divisive politics taking shape ( 10 May 2009 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI THERE’s no middle ground left in Malaysian politics – that’s how divisive politics have torn the people apart. You are either with the Barisan Nasional or the Pakatan Rakyat: there’s no room for […] Continue Reading
Changes aplenty in the works ( 03 May 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI TAN Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made a telephone call to a Penanti Umno branch leader recently when he found out that PKR assemblyman Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin had decided to quit his state seat, paving the […] Continue Reading
Good news – and more to come ( 26 April 2009 )
IT’S a terrific start. The decision to remove the 30% bumiputra equity quota in 27 services sub-sectors is certainly a sweeping move as it will now make Malaysia more competitive. With foreign investments predicted to drop by over 50% this […] Continue Reading
Be leaders of all Malaysians ( 19 April 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI THE 1Malaysia concept being promoted by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak may mean different things to different people but the bottom line is simple – the Prime Minister wants a sense of one people […] Continue Reading
Weaving in the wow factor ( 05 April 2009 )
ON THE BEATBY WONG CHUN WAI IT’S a stunning start for Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on his first day as the country’s sixth Prime Minister. He wasted no time after he was sworn in to create an immediate impact […] Continue Reading
