Category Archives: On the Beat

Criminals are all coming to Malaysia and we seem to be easy pickings for the con artists. WORD must have gone out to criminals all over the world that Malaysians are easily some of the most gullible people around. In […] Continue Reading

Some of our politicians seem to be seeing shadows behind everything where there is none. From their perspective, there is intrigue, a hidden agenda and suspicious motives everywhere. THERE seems to be no end to politicking in Malaysia. We thought […] Continue Reading

While our nation is a country of endless possibilities, it is also a land of endless contradictions. IT’S Merdeka Day. No Malaysian can possibly pass through the day (yesterday, to be precise) without a thought for our first Prime Minister […] Continue Reading

Despite our country’s imperfections – from imitation DVDs to politicians who don’t play politics to kopi-O drivers – we all still love Malaysia. I LOVE Malaysia. It is truly a land of wonders and contradictions, and I think even our […] Continue Reading

I love the smell of print. Call me old-fashioned if you must. Call me biased because I am in the newspaper business. Call me whatever you want, but reading is one of the simple pleasures in life that is still […] Continue Reading

A check on the Internet shows that Malaysia is on the list of top 10 nations with the highest number of public holidays. IT’S 4.30pm, Aug 8, 2013 – the first day of Hari Raya. I have personally wished the […] Continue Reading

Let’s not expect our cops to fight crime with their hands tied behind their backs. Let them do their job with our support and the necessary laws. LET’S be blunt: I’d really like to know how those who oppose the […] Continue Reading

London, Paris and other parts of Europe are ripe for the picking – to petty criminals targeting unsuspecting tourists. And the fingers are pointed at gypsies, more correctly called Romas, who are mostly from Bulgaria and Romania. IF you are […] Continue Reading

The writer is baffled over the resistance to the move to make Titas a compulsory subject. Titas was already mandatory for Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia students more than 30 years ago and it has, he feels, fostered better understanding of different […] Continue Reading

The Egyptians wanted democracy but they have ended up endorsing a military coup, something that they could not have imagined a year or two ago. FOR the past one week, I have been spending my leave in Europe, reading through […] Continue Reading