Category Archives: On the Beat

WE have got to get used to it – a real democratic society can be a noisy one as each and every one of us has the right to speak and is free to exercise this right. And this is […] Continue Reading

IT smacks of double standards and no one can fault moderate-minded Malaysians, who have some sense of justice and fairness, to feel that the statement from the Attorney-General’s Chambers lacks any conviction. The ordinary Malaysians are finding it difficult to […] Continue Reading

Many businesses are suffering even as the ordinary people grapple with daily bread-and-butter issues in a weak market. But incredibly, all these concerns do not seem to bother the hate mongers who are hell-bent on sowing disunity. IT’S incredible how […] Continue Reading

We are sending a seriously flawed message if those who are perceived to be close to the government are spared the full wrath of the law. IF anyone of us is stupid or crazy enough to call for the burning […] Continue Reading

It is bewildering that vernacular schools should be made the scapegoat for race relation issues in this country when our greatest asset is our multi-racial society, which puts us above our Asean neighbours in competing for the economic pie.  MY […] Continue Reading

Pro-democracy protesters flash lights during a rally to protest the violence seen in Mong Kok, in Hong Kong, China, 4 October 2014. – EPA/ALEX HOFFORD Despite the tension in Hong Kong, both sides have exercised tremendous self-restraint, which must be […] Continue Reading

We can claim that we did our part to help make Malaysia moderate, even if it is seen as just a small step. THANK you to the majority of Malaysians who supported and encouraged us on the Voices of Moderation […] Continue Reading

There are Malaysians, unfortunately, who cannot draw the difference between loyalty to the country and loyalty to the government. THE Member of Parliament for Kuching, Chong Chieng Jen, may have apologised for his Facebook posting about the playing of Negaraku […] Continue Reading

The UPSR leak fiasco seems to suggest we are in a real state of crisis and we are sending out a wrong message to our kids – it is okay to cheat.  IT’S really incredible how so many of us […] Continue Reading

Dr Azmi Shahrom If we pride ourselves as a democracy and believe that civil society is an essential part of it, then surely a dissenting view should be tolerated, even encouraged.  I WOULD not regard law lecturer Azmi Shahrom as […] Continue Reading