Category Archives: On the Beat
Making little political sense ( 31 August 2008 )
ON THE BEAT BY : Wong Chun Wai IT’S a difficult decision to defend. In fact, the whole exercise to shut down Raja Petra Kamaruddin’s website serves little purpose except to infuriate more Malaysians, especially the urban middle class who […] Continue Reading
Tracking the transport system ( 24 August 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI IT was slightly over 10.30am when the Prime Minister reached his single-storey colonial style house in Jalan Bellamy, behind Istana Negara, after spending the morning taking the KTM Komuter and LRT rides on […] Continue Reading
Lee is our true Malaysian patriot ( 17 August 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI LEE Chong Wei has to be the true Malaysian hero as the nation prays that he will deliver the first Olympics gold medal for the country. That would be the best National Day […] Continue Reading
Nothing short of betrayal ( 10 August 2008 )
ON THE BEAT BY WONG CHUN WAI IT’S pathetic. Four months ago, police announced a record-breaking seizure of nearly RM50mil worth of assorted narcotics from illegal drug labs in three locations in Johor Baru. But last week, everything went terribly […] Continue Reading
Odds are against BN in by-election ( 03 August 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI DATUK Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Permatang Pauh will contest as a favourite contender when the by-election is held following the decision of his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, to step […] Continue Reading
Cut out the political antics ( 27 July 2008 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI MALAYSIANS are going through extraordinary times, certainly not the best, as we grapple with global economic and local political uncertainties. With the general election already concluded, we expect our politicians, whether they are […] Continue Reading
MCA gears up for party polls ( 20 July 2008 )
ON THE BEAT WITH WONG CHUN WAI THE stage is set for the fight for the party president’s post in the MCA elections in October following the decision of incumbent Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting not to seek re-election. On […] Continue Reading
Race against time for reforms ( 13 July 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI THERE were three reactions when Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was quitting as Prime Minister and Umno president in two years’ time. The first reaction was that he finally has a […] Continue Reading
Fed up with the political drama ( 06 July 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI WE are becoming a basket case as far as politics is concerned. This whole sodomy episode has become one big joke with Malaysians at a loss as to what and who to believe. […] Continue Reading
The MCA transition has started ( 29 June 2008 )
HE had been mulling over the decision not to defend his position as party president for months, telling close friends and party leaders that this could be his last term. In turn, they had told Datuk Seri Ong Ka […] Continue Reading
