Category Archives: On the Beat

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob. MALAYSIANS must have hoped Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob would announce a lean Cabinet line-up, but the political climate obviously denied him that opportunity. He did the right thing by not appointing a […] Continue Reading

In the hot seat: Ismail Sabri signing the instrument of appointment as Malaysia’s ninth Prime Minister at Istana Negara yesterday. — Bernama TRUST in politicians is certainly nothing to crow about right now. The King, who was heading back to […] Continue Reading

THE Prime Minister’s offer for several institutional reforms will likely only be seen by his critics as a last-minute desperate attempt to salvage his wobbling government. His opponents have even dismissed it as a form of bribery and have demanded […] Continue Reading

Strained session: The five-day special meeting to discuss Covid-19 degenerated into a debate over the legitimacy of revoking the Emergency laws. Politics can take a back seat while we head for herd immunity and restore our economy. FORMER British Prime […] Continue Reading

There are many ways to draw attention, but some politicians only seem to know the trite methods. THE special five-day sitting of the Dewan Rakyat was meant for Members of Parliament to express their views on how best to tackle […] Continue Reading

AS unbelievable as this sounds, many of us are now in the unenviable position of wondering if our vaccination wasn’t merely blank shots, which reports have intimated. These are probably isolated incidents, but we certainly have source for concern. There’s […] Continue Reading

Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. -Bernama filepic IT’S unfortunately a job hazard, and par for the course. Some handle it better than others, but for politicians, they must develop a thick skin. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba had […] Continue Reading

WE’RE in a pickle, aren’t we? A rich one indeed. Public confidence is at rock bottom as our economy withers away under Covid-19, where daily infection rates are spiralling upwards with no end in sight. As a bonus, we have […] Continue Reading

IT’S miserable to be in Selangor because we’ve now transitioned into the dreaded enhanced movement control order (EMCO). This will have a serious economic impact since the state has the highest number of factories, being the largest contributor to the […] Continue Reading

There was never going to be a quick fix, so what we should do now is buckle down and sit tight for the rest of the ride. WITH the current phase of lockdown coming to an end tomorrow, every indication […] Continue Reading