Category Archives: On the Beat

Growth needed: The next five years will thus be crucial for Malaysia if it is to become a high-income nation. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star HERE’S the good news – the World Bank has declared Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Penang, Sarawak and […] Continue Reading

Urgent attention needed: Unlike this vernacular school in Petaling Jaya, many of the Tamil schools in the country are in a bad state. Furthermore, 12% of Indian children are born underweight and 18% suffer from stunting. — ART CHEN/The Star […] Continue Reading

Hoping for better: S. Sobashini Priya and husband M. Hesharhishi Rao after casting their vote in Penang during the 15th General Election. Indian Malaysians make up about 6.6% of the population, translating to roughly 2.2 million people, with about 1.5 […] Continue Reading

Keeping it together: While some feel the pace of reform under Anwar’s administration is too slow, the reality is that getting anything done with a coalition government is not easy or quick anywhere in the world. — Filepic/The Star THE […] Continue Reading

Funding the nation: Money is needed for public services, education, and healthcare reforms, while new challenges such as artificial intelligence technology and digitalisation also demand the disbursement of funds. — 123rf TAXATION in any form and name is never popular, […] Continue Reading

Disturbing discovery: The Budak2 Sekolah Rendah group on Facebook, which features photos of schoolchildren, is said to have over 12,000 followers. — 123rf IT’S a wake-up call for all of us. Not just parents, teachers and students but every one […] Continue Reading

Businessmen with titles who siphon money meant for projects into their own pockets have to be brought to justice. These loans are meant to support projects, not for their personal expenditures and indulgences. —123rf IT is common knowledge that most […] Continue Reading

THE resignations this week of two Cabinet members, as expected, became front-page news items and sparked speculation across Malaysia’s political and media circles. After all, it’s not everyday that two ministers would announce their decisions to quit at one go, […] Continue Reading

Hostage theatre: Trump showing Ramaphosa articles of the alleged genocide of white people in South Africa before screening the videos at the White House. Reuters IT’S been called Ambush Diplomacy – where the intention is to put unfortunate world leaders […] Continue Reading

Wider meaning: Ordinary citizens have no say in party polls but we surely follow them with great interest as the outcome does have a broader implication for our lives. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star WHEN elections come around, it’s only natural […] Continue Reading