Category Archives: On the Beat

Dr Mahathir announcing the formation of a new coalition comprising Malay-based parties, non-governmental organisations, academics and professionals, recently. – AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star THE last thing the country needs is another political entity that champions race and religion exclusively. Who cares […] Continue Reading

There is a need for a rational or more balanced TIP measurement for Malaysia. MANY Malaysians are, by now, aware that Malaysia sits on Tier 3 of the US State Department’s recently released 2021 Trafficking in Persons report. This is […] Continue Reading

A HORRENDOUS claim has been making the rounds on social media. It says that Malaysia is buried in debt and is the next country, after Sri Lanka, to go bankrupt. Curiously, many have chosen to believe this is the gospel […] Continue Reading

Time to move forward: In less than a year, we will be voting for new Dewan Rakyat members, but some of the current batch of MPs are still squabbling over government leadership posts instead of dealing with the urgent economic […] Continue Reading

High prices: The weak ringgit has led to the rising cost of imported goods, especially food. – GLENN GUAN/The Star THE coming months will be rough. No one knows for sure how long it will last as the world grapples […] Continue Reading

IF following political news in Malaysia seems like a depressing prospect, it must be worse reading about political figures and their corruption cases, which run into millions of ringgit, or billions in the case of the 1MDB debacle. Piles of […] Continue Reading

IT’S become a soul-sapping experience. Most of us can only cringe because some of our politicians are so adept at putting our country in a spot because of their absurd comments. They seem to continually suffer from the dreaded foot-in-mouth […] Continue Reading

Cultural event: Bon Odori has been organised in Malaysia since 1977 by Japanese expatriates. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star The Rulers have spoken, so there’s no chance for Malaysians to be denied a cultural experience. WHEN Datuk Idris Ahmad, Minister in […] Continue Reading

Big impact: Malaysia was the first country in the world to introduce and scrap the GST. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star THE Barisan Nasional’s 60-year reign came to a grinding halt when it was toppled in the 2018 general election because […] Continue Reading

KHAIRY Jamaluddin was dressed in a traditional baju Melayu when he addressed the World Health Organisation meeting in Geneva recently. The handsome Health Minister certainly chose the right forum to dress up. After all, he was elected as one of […] Continue Reading