Category Archives: On the Beat
Ending the year with some good news ( 25 December 2005 )
National Evangelical Christian Fellowship Malaysia secretary-general Wong Kin Kong, who had described the situation as serious, said he recorded a 25% error rate in the samplings he carried out on church members around the country. The assurance by NRD director-general […] Continue Reading
Let’s fix the problem, not fix somebody ( 18 December 2005 )
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has correctly called for an independent commission of inquiry to find out exactly what has happened to show we do not cover up any allegations of abuse of power by the police. By […] Continue Reading
Moving towards one Asean civil society ( 11 December 2005 )
The fact is that Myanmar has become an embarrassment. The years of so-called constructive engagement, in using the soft-approach, have fallen flat. The ageing military leaders have ignored moves to open the country's doors. They have instead clammed up. Even […] Continue Reading
Time to take stock of how we deal with issues ( 04 December 2005 )
The next day, he devoted one hour stressing to his listeners how China as an economic powerhouse would affect the world as a market, competitor or partner. But on the tables of the participants, over the two days of the […] Continue Reading
Focus probe on cops responsible for shameful act ( 29 November 2005 )
This focus of the probe should include the superiors of the policewoman who ordered and watched the ear squats as well as the person who took the video clip, who could be a policeman. The independent investigators must find out […] Continue Reading
Malaysians want to see swift action taken ( 27 November 2005 )
The preliminary details have emerged: we now know that the incident happened at the changing room of the Petaling Jaya police station and that the woman in uniform is a police constable. Although we should not prejudge the case, we […] Continue Reading
Culinary battle far from fin-ished ( 20 November 2005 )
That special relationship between the two men led to China-born Chan and his family moving to Malaysia, where he eventually became a citizen. It was Chan who helped several Malaysian footballers, such as Chow Chee Keong and Lim Fung Kee, […] Continue Reading
Don’t use religion to further Man’s cause ( 13 November 2005 )
Religious zealots who claim they are carrying out God's orders are not confined to Muslims, although the Western media has given extensive coverage to this group of people. In the 1980s, there was a group of Christian fanatics who stockpiled […] Continue Reading
All’s certainly not well at City Hall ( 30 October 2005 )
The Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur is a much sought after job. It has prestige, glamour and more important, power. It is a hot seat and recent developments prove there is no shortage of ambitious people who cannot wait to […] Continue Reading
Pak Lah, you will never walk alone ( 23 October 2005 )
They inched their way into the house patiently, despite the discomfort of the huge crowd, just to have a final look at Kak Endon. I spoke to a few of these people to find out what were the qualities they […] Continue Reading
