Category Archives: On the Beat

A mission for all Malaysians

A visible blot appeared on his shirt but he wasn’t perturbed. He put on a smile before moving on to his next business at hand.   Pak Lah is aware there are many expectations from his listeners.   It would […] Continue Reading

Soothing ruffled feathers

On The Beat: By WONG CHUN WAI Be mindful – those are the words of caution to delegates attending the Umno general assembly this week as it is almost certain that this would be the last meeting before the next […] Continue Reading

Shattered peace on the hill

  Peaceful surroundings: The goings-on at Bukit Aman can only be described as unprecedented and a scary development. On Tuesday, Ramli came out in the open and admitted that he was the so-called RM27mil cop that the media had kept […] Continue Reading

Judging the judges

Allegations of judges on holiday with business tycoons to a prominent lawyer brokering appointments of top judicial positions have seriously harmed the image of the judiciary.   Some have even questioned the integrity of our system in certain murder trials, […] Continue Reading

Politicians, think before you speak

On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI THERE he goes again. As if on cue, Jerai MP Datuk Badruddin Amiruldin pulled yet another of his publicity stunts at the Dewan Rakyat last week. Malaysians, it seems, just have to expect him […] Continue Reading

Let’s book the culprits

So, can Malaysian taxpayers see some arrests this week or the subsequent weeks now that the holidays are over?   It has been reported that the officials being investigated were from at least two ministries said to have bought equipment […] Continue Reading

Have a heart, Malaysia

For a year, she was known as the girl seen lugging a 9kg battery pack to power her mechanical heart. The battery pack resembled an overweight schoolbag.   She had literally given up hope but God, as we say, has […] Continue Reading

They shoot monks, don’t they?

On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI IT’S the wrath of the people – that best describes the uprising of the people of Myanmar who have had enough of the dictatorship in their country, who has turned the mineral-rich country into […] Continue Reading

Heed the calls to build confidence

CommentBy WONG CHUN WAI IT HAS fallen short of the expectations of most Malaysians who wanted a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the eight-minute video clip said to involve a prominent lawyer chatting with a senior judge to broker […] Continue Reading

Credibility of the judiciary is at stake

The four-year-old video, probably recorded by someone known to the lawyer, has become the subject of a controversy because if there were any truth to the accusations by the opposition, it would have serious implications on the judiciary.  The media […] Continue Reading