Category Archives: On the Beat
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
Pak Lah is ready to move on ( 02 April 2009 )
Comment by WONG CHUN WAI DATUK Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi quietly began putting little touches to his two-bedroom kampung house in Sungai Penchala a year back. It will be his home when he vacates Seri Perdana, the official residence of […] Continue Reading
Do what you got to do, Najib ( 29 March 2009 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI THERE are two important documents on the desk of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as he waits to take over as the Prime Minister. He is putting the final touches to the speech […] Continue Reading
Feeling impact of political fatigue ( 22 March 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI IT’S 11am and the Dewan Rakyat sitting is taking place. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has moved his office from Putrajaya to the Parliament tower block to carry on with his work. From his […] Continue Reading
A chance to undo mistakes ( 15 March 2009 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI UMNO delegates must bear in mind two things when they attend the coming party general assembly – the way they deliver their speeches and who they choose to lead the party. They must be […] Continue Reading
A chance to undo mistakes ( 15 March 2009 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI UMNO delegates must bear in mind two things when they attend the coming party general assembly – the way they deliver their speeches and who they choose to lead the party. They must be […] Continue Reading
