Category Archives: On the Beat

WHEN politicians and public figures are in a spot, they’ll find ways to squirm their way out. It’ll be flimsy excuses ranging from the boring to the ludicrous, but that won’t stop these beleaguered personalities. After more than three decades […] Continue Reading

Who watches the watchers? The country’s anti-corruption agency has taken a battering of late with some of its officers arrested for corruption.­ — Filepic/The Star Our country seems to be adept at scripting headlines for all the wrong reasons. IT […] Continue Reading

Hoping for a brighter 2022: The past two years have been tough not just for Malaysians, but the entire world, too. – AZMAN GHANI/The Star WE usually start the year with the traditional well wishes and hopes. As Malaysians usher […] Continue Reading

SOCIAL media has been a boon and bane to those stricken by last week’s floods, which crippled many parts of Selangor, especially ground zero Taman Sri Muda. Affected residents took to various platforms to capture their plight and desperation while […] Continue Reading

THE issue that matters most to Malaysians now is the skyrocketing price of essential food items, but it doesn’t seem to be of concern to our politicians. So a few opposition politicians raised it, but they took it as a […] Continue Reading

At a time when lives and livelihoods are priority, we could do with staying focused. THE rakyat is surely wondering if some of our politicians are worth their salt given the pathetic issues they’ve raised in Parliament when there are […] Continue Reading

Own goal: It was a big win for the KL City Football Club when it clinched the Malaysia Cup for the first time in 32 years. Unfortunately, not so for our leaders who granted the Federal Territories a public holiday […] Continue Reading

United nation: With our shared love for the country, we can work together to make Malaysia better for our young. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE /The Star OUR politicians aren’t exactly covering themselves in glory to earn our trust. So, should it […] Continue Reading

LET’S call it like it is – many Malaysians, especially non-Muslims, are feeling uneasy because of what’s unravelling in our country. The growing perception is there are policies completely incompatible with the multiracial fabric of Malaysia. In fact, we can […] Continue Reading

No segregation: When the massive Subang township was built, it was purely multi-racial in nature, and no one could really tell which home belonged to which race. AS a student entering Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1980, an institution set up […] Continue Reading