Category Archives: On the Beat
Where have all the Chinese gone? ( 09 May 2010 )
For the Malays, the numbers will increase to over 670,000, up from 41.3% to 42%, in Penang, which will have a population of 1.6 million. This is not exactly new. Last year, journalist Helen Ang wrote a well-researched article on […] Continue Reading
No reason to tick off voters ( 02 May 2010 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI STAND-UP comic Harith Iskandar is the product of Malay-English parentage. He has acted in plays and movies speaking in Bahasa Malaysia and earns a living telling jokes, mostly in English with some Malay and […] Continue Reading
Sugar, spice and everything nice… ( 25 April 2010 )
A largely forgotten place – reporters have to ask how they could get there and where they could find accommodation – the by-election has turned it into a hotly-contested ground with politicians from both sides of the divide making all […] Continue Reading
Treat the verbal diarrhoea ( 18 April 2010 )
MALAYSIA is spending millions of ringgit trying to repair its image overseas but plenty of taxpayers’ money can be saved if our politicians exercise some self-restraint with their statements. The foot-in-the-mouth disease seems to be rampant and many of us […] Continue Reading
Why harp on a non-issue? ( 11 April 2010 )
So, like many people, I am finding it hard to understand why we feel the need to avoid answering plainly if we are Malaysian first, or Malay, Chinese or Indian first. In fact, none of our politicians, who are worried […] Continue Reading
We can’t cling on to our old ways ( 04 April 2010 )
There were fears of jobs being lost, just like in the US, and many companies which rely on exports began to reassess their strategies and in some cases, knee-jerk reactions as they braced for dropping revenues. Sign of approval: Surveys […] Continue Reading
Don’t tear down a noble idea ( 28 March 2010 )
CONTROVERSY is brewing over whether the 1Malaysia slogan is original. The accusation is that Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s unity slogan is a carbon copy of the “One Israel” concept devised for the Jewish state. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar […] Continue Reading
MCA polls: Great expectations ( 21 March 2010 )
ONE week – that’s all the time the candidates contesting in the MCA election will have to campaign. They will file their nominations tomorrow and by next Sunday, the delegates will decide their fate. But it will be a […] Continue Reading
In pole position for the Sarawak election ( 14 March 2010 )
THE number of politicians from Kuala Lumpur, including the Prime Minister, making their way to Sarawak has increased over the past one month as talk of a state election steps up. Media organisations have also started to make logistic preparations […] Continue Reading
It pays to fight crime together ( 07 March 2010 )
LET’S give credit when credit is due. The clear drop of crime rate is certainly encouraging in the current war against crime, which is part of the Government’s transformation programme. In January, street crimes registered a 13% drop in crime […] Continue Reading
