Category Archives: On the Beat
A night out with Branson ( 12 August 2007 )
IT’S 8.30pm on a Friday night, some time before the party crowd in Jalan Telawi packs into the many fancy restaurants and pubs in Bangsar. At the newly opened Rick’s Cafe Casablanca at One Bangsar, Sir Richard Branson walked […] Continue Reading
A lift for Banggi folk ( 07 August 2007 )
IT is the biggest island in Malaysia, and yet Pulau Banggi, located on the northern tip of Sabah, is virtually unknown to most Malaysians, especially those from the peninsula. It would not be wrong to describe Pulau Banggi, just […] Continue Reading
Pick on a worthy issue ( 05 August 2007 )
IT was merely a news item in a newspaper known more for its sensational news on crime and celebrities. Most Malaysians probably did not even know about the controversy as it was ignored by major dailies, but it did make […] Continue Reading
MBs, royalty should quit, too ( 04 August 2007 )
It has taken decades but better late than never – our ministers, their deputies and parliamentary secretaries have been ordered to quit their positions in sports associations with immediate effect. The mentris besar and chief ministers have been spared but […] Continue Reading
The seat gets hot for top cop ( 01 August 2007 )
IT WAS a loaded statement by Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan – that he was framed by his own men resulting in him being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Agency. Certain parties within the police force, the country’s […] Continue Reading
Let Idris Jala finish his mission at MAS ( 31 July 2007 )
IT’S always easy to point fingers at someone for a screw-up. In this case, it’s Senator Tajulurus Mohd Zain of the Merbok Umno division who demanded the sacking of Malaysia Airlines managing director Datuk Idris Jala for a series of […] Continue Reading
Rules of the game have changed ( 29 July 2007 )
The series of actions, they claimed, was another attempt to stifle dissent in Malaysia, and they alleged that it was an infringement of human and civil rights and the freedom of speech. On the other side, Minister in the […] Continue Reading
Keeping the flame of hope burning ( 27 July 2007 )
HE had just completed his Penilaian Menengah Rendah examination when I met him at Kajang Prison, where he was being detained for the murder of his tuition teacher’s daughter. The boy, then only 15, had started serving his sentence for […] Continue Reading
Keeping the flame of hope burning ( 27 July 2007 )
In short, he could be kept in prison for a long time simply because he was a juvenile. If he had been an adult, he would have been sent to the gallows as Section 302 of the Penal Code carries […] Continue Reading
Some way to go before the polls ( 22 July 2007 )
No political party, whether Barisan Nasional or the Opposition, can confidently claim they are in a position to go to the polls now. As far as most political analysts know, only preliminary preparations have been conducted. In some parties, several […] Continue Reading
