Category Archives: On the Beat
The battle for Penang shapes up ( 22 January 2008 )
COMMENT BY WONG CHUN WAI DATUK Seri Chia Kwang Chye always make it a point to ask his host, whenever he is invited to a function in Kuala Lumpur, what they really mean when the dress code is stated as […] Continue Reading
The things that matter most ( 20 January 2008 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI FORGET street protests, forget detention without trials, forget VK Lingam and certainly, forget any sex DVD that involves a politician. These may make good reading and good sound bites at ceramahs but the […] Continue Reading
A vote to safety ( 13 January 2008 )
ON THE BEATBY WONG CHUN WAI TWO high-profile crimes in 48 hours – the abduction of Sharlinie Mohd Nashar outside her home and the brutal killing of Johor state assemblyman Datuk S. Krishnasamy at the Johor MIC headquarters. Five-year-old […] Continue Reading
Pampered lives and price hikes ( 11 January 2008 )
COMMENTBy WONG CHUN WAI JUST carry out a simple survey among your family members and friends – they are probably not aware that our cooking oil is subsidised. The price of cooking oil in Malaysia is RM2.50 per kg […] Continue Reading
Sharing the palm oil boom ( 07 January 2008 )
The prediction is that crude palm oil prices will continue to escalate from current record levels. Employee benefits: United Plantations poured money back into the working community by building these housing quarters in Jenderata. Heavy foreign buying in Sime […] Continue Reading
Different rules apply ( 06 January 2008 )
WHEN Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi chaired his first Cabinet meeting, on assuming the Prime Minister’s post, he had a message for his ministers – he would defend them if they were right. But if they were wrong, they would […] Continue Reading
Quitting is the right thing to do ( 03 January 2008 )
COMMENT By WONG CHUN WAI THE writing was on the wall. It was possibly the worst way for Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek to end the year after the sex DVD, which had been quietly circulating in […] Continue Reading
Similarities in the faiths not unusual ( 30 December 2007 )
On The Beat: By WONG CHUN WAI IT’S odd that it should even become an issue but the matter has now gone to the courts following the unprecedented suits by two church groups against the Government for prohibiting the word […] Continue Reading
All set to move into higher gear ( 23 December 2007 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI THE Cabinet meeting was held on Tuesday last week instead of the customary Wednesday. At the same time, Members of Parliament were wishing each other farewell, believing it would be the last time they […] Continue Reading
Arabs show confidence in Malaysia ( 20 December 2007 )
COMMENTBy WONG CHUN WAI EXCEPT for those who read the business section of the newspapers, a major corporate deal that is underway is likely to be missed by most ordinary Malaysians. Yet, it would have tremendous impact on the […] Continue Reading
