Category Archives: On the Beat
Look at both sides of the issue ( 21 June 2009 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI This is not the first time Indonesia has made such a threat and it won’t be the last. It has become rather predictable and soon, potential employers would be told that they have […] Continue Reading
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
