Category Archives: On the Beat
An expensive Malaysian habit ( 24 November 2013 )
We do not practise simple cost-saving measures to cut down on electricity consumption. But with a tariff hike expected, it looks like we will all have to learn to be more prudent. BITS and pieces of news of an impending […] Continue Reading
No whitewashing any issue ( 17 November 2013 )
Creative zeal: Zacharevic’s artwork (left) which transformed green moss on the wall into a tree top, with a trunk below it and two people standing beside the tree. Next to it is an artwork of a water slide which joins […] Continue Reading
Hang up the hang-ups ( 10 November 2013 )
There are certainly many things we in the peninsula should learn from our brethren in Sabah and Sarawak who see Malaysia from a very tolerant, multi-racial and multi-religious point of view. BRAVO! Someone has to drive some sense into our […] Continue Reading
Raise the red flag ( 03 November 2013 )
Tighter controls need to be in place to stop foreigners from flying into Malaysia and ‘becoming citizens on arrival’. IT is alarming. If anyone tells me this is not serious, then he should really have his head examined. And it […] Continue Reading
Focus on the economy ( 27 October 2013 )
At annual political party gatherings, we hardly ever hear any rational or clever discussion on the economy and on how we as a country should move forward in a global competitive environment. IT always troubles me – and I am […] Continue Reading
Let cool heads prevail ( 20 October 2013 )
In highly contentious situations, it would be wiser to leave things as they are for the time being. YOU can’t blame many Malaysians for being confused. The Court of Appeal has ruled that the use of the word “Allah” is […] Continue Reading
Rights for the wronged ( 13 October 2013 )
When the lives of innocent people are on the line and split-second decisions have to be made, the majority of us would prefer to see strong police action. SOMEONE walks into our room in the dead of night and he […] Continue Reading
Same old shameful story ( 06 October 2013 )
Every year, we recoil in shock when we read the Auditor-General’s Report and yet we hear little about punishment being meted out to those responsible for the colossal loss of billions of ringgit. IT’S simply disgusting and shameful. Whether the […] Continue Reading
Extension of the painful cut ( 29 September 2013 )
It’s really mind-boggling but this is democracy. IT’S really a hair-raising issue. And by that I mean shocking rather than spine-chilling. I am sure few Malaysians could even imagine that we would come to this – hair salons in Kota […] Continue Reading
What’s in a word? ( 22 September 2013 )
A lot, it seems. For starters, it’s much cooler to be a mixologist than a bartender. I HAVE to confess that I have never heard of the word until recently. I thought they were just known as bartenders but now, […] Continue Reading
