Category Archives: On the Beat
Time to get real ( 01 November 2015 )
The greatest enemies of Malaysia are out there and not within. We must watch what we say and what we do to win back plus points for the country. The real fight is at the capital markets. SOME politicians are […] Continue Reading
All together, now ( 25 October 2015 )
Let’s face the tough times ahead as a nation. It’s going to be a rough ride, so please don’t make things worse. THE Prime Minister, who is also Finance Minister, has always made it a point to meet journalists to […] Continue Reading
Changing manners ( 18 October 2015 )
File pic CALL me old-school if you want, but I was brought up in a generation where I am expected to address somebody older than me as “sir” or “tuan”. If it is a lady, then it has to be […] Continue Reading
Proud of being multiracial ( 11 October 2015 )
File pic Malaysians are proud of our plural society. It’s time everyone sees this for what it is – an asset to the country. I AM glad that I was born in Penang and that I grew up in the […] Continue Reading
Let cool heads prevail ( 04 October 2015 )
Malaysia cannot afford to be distracted by racial politics at this time and the thuggish behaviour of some lower level leaders has resulted in individuals fighting with fellow Malaysians and even thinking of taking on a giant. OVER the last […] Continue Reading
No to race politics ( 27 September 2015 )
File picture IT would appear to many Malaysians, by now, that some of our politicians seem to be suffering from bipolar disorder. They can preach about the strength of our nation’s diversity to one audience and, on the very same […] Continue Reading
A great day hijacked ( 20 September 2015 )
The late Usman Awang, the great national laureate. (inset: His book called Antologi Puisi Gemersik Tiga) IT would have been the most appropriate time to launch a book on the late Usman Awang, the great national laureate, as the nation […] Continue Reading
Stand up as Malaysians ( 13 September 2015 )
It’s not make-believe: We should let the world know that multi-racial Malaysia is real and does not exist only in glossy brochures. MALAYSIA loves to tell the world that we are a fantastically plural society. We spend millions promoting that […] Continue Reading
Step on it, people ( 06 September 2015 )
Online mockery: These were the creative memes which went viral via the social media after the humiliating 10-0 thrashing by the United Arab Emirates in the Asian Zone World Cup qualifiers last Thursday. Our football teams used to be among […] Continue Reading
Remember the sacrifices ( 30 August 2015 )
THE Bersih 4 rally, as you read this, is still in progress. It will officially end at the stroke of midnight. The crowds are still there. At the time of writing, the protest has been carnival-like and the crowd has […] Continue Reading
