Category Archives: On the Beat
Time to woo tourists now ( 23 August 2015 )
Malaysia must push itself to be more competitive if the country wants to see more visitors. And it is crucial to gather the best business brains to get ourselves out of this rough patch. THE amount of time spent on […] Continue Reading
Unite under common values ( 16 August 2015 )
HOW we all wish that some of our leaders, including Cabinet Ministers, would think before they speak. If there is an occasional slip, we can let it pass, but a few are simply serial offenders. The days of playing communal […] Continue Reading
Focus on the economy ( 09 August 2015 )
While the political drama in the country is the most talked-about topic now, it’s time to turn our attention back to money matters. Our livelihood depends on it. OUR ringgit hit another new low last week and there is every […] Continue Reading
Monitoring the ringgit ( 02 August 2015 )
FOUR ringgit to a dollar – that’s what currency traders are looking at as the value of our currency continues to slide. The ringgit, which slid to a fresh 17-year low on Thursday – RM3.8288 against the US dollar before […] Continue Reading
Don’t forget to remember ( 26 July 2015 )
Unlike those of the past generation who tend to remember things better as they need to commit everything to memory, we rely a lot on modern gadgets to do our remembering for us. In a way, we have forgotten to […] Continue Reading
Stand together for our M’sia ( 19 July 2015 )
A photo publication: The cover of the book The Holy Month of Ramandan – A Visual Celebration. Moderation is key to a stronger nation and we must pursue it, no matter how difficult it is, for the sake of this […] Continue Reading
Cool heads should prevail ( 12 July 2015 )
An anti-austerity banner depicting former (L-R) Prime Ministers George Papandreou, Antonis Samaras and current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reads "We have bled enough, we have paid enough," hangs off the tallest building in the port of Piraeus, near Athens on […] Continue Reading
Focus on the real issues ( 05 July 2015 )
While the politicking continues to take centre stage, Malaysians are tired of the charade. There are other issues to be concerned about. I AM tired and I believe many Malaysians are fed up too with the non-stop politicking in this […] Continue Reading
The mission: service first ( 28 June 2015 )
A photo taken from Facebook showing what the woman wore when she was denied entry to the Balik Pulau court complex. – Filepic TEACHERS are supposed to teach. And when members of the public visit the hospital, the Road Transport […] Continue Reading
One for all, all for one ( 21 June 2015 )
Education is for all, it’s time we think of the bigger picture affecting all children. MY colleague received a press statement sent by a very high-ranking official of a government department recently. It was personally written in English by the […] Continue Reading
