Category Archives: On the Beat
Strong ties behind bridge loan ( 15 July 2007 )
How did Malaysia manage to secure such a huge loan with low interest? It had plenty to do with the friendship between Malaysia and China. We were the first among the Asean countries to have formal ties with China. […] Continue Reading
Private sector in the driver’s seat ( 08 July 2007 )
THE past few months have been hectic for Datuk Seri Effendi Norwawi as the Government pushes the rollout of major Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) programmes and high-impact projects, including the Iskandar Development Region and the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER), […] Continue Reading
An act no one can fathom ( 08 July 2007 )
The superimposed picture was so badly done that even a primary school pupil could tell it was a fake but that did not stop the PKR information chief from posting the doctored photograph on his blog. Worried about the impact […] Continue Reading
Coming – More good news ( 01 July 2007 )
He also insisted the breakfast should include Penang char koay teow, displaying a slight frown when the waiters brought him some pastries. The group, based in Hong Kong and Singapore, had been invited to join Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad […] Continue Reading
A state of desperation ( 24 June 2007 )
The community is outraged because they have long suffered from a state of seeming lawlessness in the country’s southern gateway. To the Johoreans, it appears that the police have finally made their presence felt because of pressure from the public […] Continue Reading
Bring in the crime-busters ( 17 June 2007 )
The security problem was one of the issues potential investors posed to Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak when he visited Singapore recently to talk about the multi-billion-ringgit IDR. Like it or not, investors will not put money into the project […] Continue Reading
Floods washing away nation’s image ( 13 June 2007 )
Just before I left the hotel where I was attending a birthday party, my friends had showed me pictures on their mobile telephones of the scenes at various locations at Jalan Sultan Ismail where the floods had worsened. One showed […] Continue Reading
All abuzz over the bride ( 10 June 2007 )
While it was not a well-kept secret with talk of the wedding already circulating for months, the announcement was well managed. One must remember we are talking about the wedding of a Prime Minister who is 67 years old […] Continue Reading
Time to clean up our act ( 03 June 2007 )
It has the lowest non-revenue water rate and despite having the lowest water tariff, PBA Holdings Bhd as a government-linked company is still able to generate good returns to its shareholders. But living in Selangor after 20 years in the […] Continue Reading
Stop the sexist remarks ( 27 May 2007 )
Permatang Berangan assemblyman Shabudin Yahaya and Sungai Dua assemblyman Datuk Jasmin Mohamed, two political unknowns outside the state, made it to the national pages last week for their warped remarks on women’s dressing. The two Umno politicians suggested there should […] Continue Reading
