Category Archives: On the Beat
Stop the whining! ( 18 November 2012 )
With newer and smarter phones in the market, there are no other compelling reasons why I should hold on to the BB. It cannot download The Star’s e-paper, a digital replica of our print edition, and does not have the […] Continue Reading
Keep faith out of politics ( 11 November 2012 )
Last Saturday, the Oriental Hearts and Mind Study Institute (OHMSI) conducted a talk on “Islamic State: Which Version? Whose Responsibility?” with the keynote address by Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa, director of the Islamic Renaissance Front. The forum was held at […] Continue Reading
Don’t gamble our safety away ( 04 November 2012 )
It is more likely that they will use their booty to buy drugs or pay off loan sharks for their escalating gambling debts. There is obviously a correlation between gambling and crime. Nobody commits crime for entertainment or to make […] Continue Reading
Make our homes and streets safe again ( 28 October 2012 )
Talk of a famous fish head curry restaurant being robbed has sparked off a chain reaction with many eateries now taking a more cautious approach. For good measure, there are enough video clips, recorded from CCTVs and posted on YouTube, […] Continue Reading
Red-faced? Certainly not! ( 21 October 2012 )
I like to think of myself as liberal, open-minded and pretty cool, but I still draw the line at the last one. Maybe I grew up in an age when we kept diaries, which were meant to be private and […] Continue Reading
Crabby over fake hairy crabs ( 14 October 2012 )
Chinese mitten crabs, or hairy crabs, are known for the unusual furry growth on their pincers and legs but they are most sought-after for their cream-flavoured roe. Around this time, between autumn and winter (from September until December), these crabs […] Continue Reading
Time cabbies play by the rules ( 07 October 2012 )
From refusing to go to certain destinations or use the meter to taking circuitous routes to get from one point to another, these are horror stories of taxi drivers shared by many regular commuters. Admittedly, there are good and decent […] Continue Reading
Zeroing in on the middle class ( 30 September 2012 )
But this is a group that is not easy to please. If they have their way, they would want to have personal taxes reduced. I would want to pay less to the taxman too, but it is also about time […] Continue Reading
Hear the needs of the middle class, sir ( 23 September 2012 )
The Prime Minister certainly has a tough act ahead. He has to make the contents appealing to the voters and at the same time take into account the measures that are needed to promote growth and revenue. The reality is […] Continue Reading
Oh dear, it fits me to a V, uh, T ( 16 September 2012 )
Occasionally, I like to put on a pair of pointed shoes, a throwback to the John Travolta days of the late 70s/ early 80s. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin tweeted, in jest, that I must be suffering from a post-midlife […] Continue Reading
