Category Archives: On the Beat
Take heed of the people’s grouses ( 11 June 2006 )
THERE are plenty of good reasons why Barisan Nasional leaders are worried over the harsh criticism by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad against his successor Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Dr Mahathir, who led Malaysia for 22 years, […] Continue Reading
The velvet gloves come off ( 09 June 2006 )
IT has been brewing for close to a year now. He made known his unhappiness – in his usual sardonic and sarcastic way – to a small circle of listeners that the Abdullah administration has not run the country well. […] Continue Reading
Telling fact from fiction ( 04 June 2006 )
Most of us tend to relate the visual image of The Last Supper to Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece where Jesus and his Apostles are seated at one long table, all facing front. Pilgrims to Jerusalem will be reminded that that […] Continue Reading
We need to be more marketable ( 02 June 2006 )
MANY Malaysians have long complained about job vacancy advertisements that require applicants to have compulsory knowledge of written Chinese and spoken Mandarin. For job-seekers who are only proficient in Bahasa Malaysia and English, such advertisements must be frustrating, particularly if […] Continue Reading
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Ensuring a force to be reckoned with ( 31 May 2006 )
TWO brickbats in two days – first, the police have been criticised for beating up several protestors at a demonstration against the increase in electricity rates at the KLCC. While the newspapers have given only scant mention to the protest, […] Continue Reading
Making of Johor Disneyland? ( 30 May 2006 )
THERE has been no official word but the talk is that preliminary meetings have been held to get Disneyland to Johor. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who was in Japan for a five-day working trip, reportedly met officials […] Continue Reading
Time for veterans to pass on the baton ( 28 May 2006 )
LET'S be honest about how we view the outcome of the Sarawak state elections. The Opposition rocked the Barisan Nasional by winning nine seats – completely wiping out the coalition in the state capital of Kuching – in the face […] Continue Reading
Sensitive way to handle issues ( 21 May 2006 )
It means entering into a relationship with God. Often, for the faithful, it means a change of lifestyle. But the most poignant reality is that sometimes, conversion into another religion is also because of love that leads to marriage. In […] Continue Reading
Minority dictating the rules ( 20 May 2006 )
THE Da Vinci Code has, thankfully, been passed for screening in Malaysia despite the uproar by Christians worldwide who regard the movie as blasphemous. Some churches in Malaysia have found Dan Brown's book offensive and instructed their members to stay […] Continue Reading
