Category Archives: On the Beat
Jho Low, love him or hate him ( 01 August 2010 )
LET’S admit it – a lot of us would like to be in the shoes of businessman Jho Low. He is flush with cash, parties with Hollywood celebrities and rubs shoulders with the most influential and powerful. You either love […] Continue Reading
Sit down and work things out ( 25 July 2010 )
It is essentially a battle – with the next general election in mind – over the performance of the Pakatan Rakyat state government and its frosty relationship with the federal government. Guan Eng wants the people, especially the Penangites, to […] Continue Reading
Muhyiddin has his hands full ( 04 July 2010 )
Muyhiddin is right in stating that the consensus among Malaysian parents is that our students are overloaded with examinations. The schoolbags have been getting heavier. The media have already reported on how these bags could damage the backs of our […] Continue Reading
All part of the political game ( 27 June 2010 )
Two years after the 2008 general election, the Pakatan state governments, arguably, have not lost their popularity and voters in these two states are prepared to overlook their occasional slip-ups, seeing them as part of the learning curve. After all, […] Continue Reading
All must help cut subsidies ( 20 June 2010 )
The first quarter result of the economy is good and Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s momentum must be supported and continued, even if it seems radical. If tough measures have to be taken, then we have to bite the bullet […] Continue Reading
A gentleman knows when to cut losses ( 13 June 2010 )
On The Beat by WONG CHUN WAI IT’S pretty straightforward. In any public listed company, it is the board of directors that leads and controls the company but the series of news relating to Sime Darby and Kenmark have put […] Continue Reading
Time to bring the bully to heel ( 06 June 2010 )
If the rest of the world expects remorse and regret, they would have waited in vain; this is not the first time and probably not the last for such a display of arrogance on the part of Israel. This is […] Continue Reading
Perilous to stay on snooze mode ( 30 May 2010 )
The last is the most difficult for Najib as Barisan president to handle without being seen to be interfering in the affairs of component parties. These are leaders who see themselves as indispensable and believe that their parties would crumble […] Continue Reading
The race is far from over ( 23 May 2010 )
Many Malaysians have been buying the euro, pound and dollar when it began to decline against our ringgit. For parents, it means it has become a little cheaper to pay for education and certainly to travel to Europe and the […] Continue Reading
Shift gear to higher mode ( 16 May 2010 )
ON THE BEAT:By WONG CHUN WAI WE cannot go on being known as the region's importer of cheap and unskilled labour. Malaysia is unable to attract the best talent but what is worse is that we are in danger of […] Continue Reading
