Category Archives: On the Beat

THE movement control order (MCO)will eventually be lifted, so Malaysia must resume rebooting its economy, while simultaneously calculating losses. It’s certainly not going to be easy drawing up a post-MCO business strategy, especially since many of our customers and partners […] Continue Reading

This photo taken on April 15, 2020 shows a man wearing a face mask while walking at the Wuhan Baishazhou Market in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. – AFPpic Little knowledge is dangerous, and the way the west wields […] Continue Reading

Vertical farming: Singapore has taken food security so seriously that it has now started modern rooftop farms, like this carpark rooftop vegetable plot at Block 700, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6. – Photos: The Straits Times/ANN IF there’s a lesson […] Continue Reading

A news report appeared in the New York Times a week ago. It was probably glossed over, even in the Big Apple, as most New Yorkers struggle with overnight unemployment and keeping a roof over their heads. It was conspicuously […] Continue Reading

Be the change you wish to see in the world, said Gandhi. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has taken fate into its own hands and altered our lives permanently. LET’S face it. Life will never be the same again for Malaysians, if or […] Continue Reading

Taking a risk: Although many shoppers at the wet market wore masks, they jostled with each other and had body contact while engrossed in selecting vegetables and fishes at the stalls. FINALLY, we are seeing a real show of authority […] Continue Reading

IT could hardly be business as usual for the new Cabinet members. These are extraordinary times and Malaysians aren’t a chirpy lot currently. Unlike with the previous administration, where green horns and their flip flop decisions dominated, many in the […] Continue Reading

Mission is a go: Production for the upcoming Mission: Impossible movie has been put on hold due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak but in Malaysia, it’s all systems go for the new PM while Malaysians await further developments in a […] Continue Reading

Man of the people: In the midst of the high pressure situation, Sultan Abdullah made sure to speak to the reporters camped outside the place gates awaiting developments and even distributed food on several days. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star The […] Continue Reading

This photo taken on February 20, 2020 shows doctors looking at a lung CT image at a hospital in Yunmeng county, Xiaogan city, in China’s central Hubei province. -AFP It takes all kinds to dominate in a world obsessed with […] Continue Reading