Category Archives: On the Beat
A mere fine is not fine with us ( 20 December 2009 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI IT always looks good on paper but the difficult part is implementing proposals on improving things in the country. Public expectations are high and no one can blame Malaysians for running out of patience. […] Continue Reading
From the heart and refreshing ( 13 December 2009 )
IT isn’t often that we read something refreshing from our politicians. Their statements are often predictable and unexciting. If they are in Government, they are talking down to us, lecturing us or are being plain defensive. Those in the Opposition […] Continue Reading
Swiss in the doghouse ( 06 December 2009 )
THE Swiss are not known for making global headlines. Like the way they run their banks, they prefer the conservative and low-key approach to handling any issue. But they have suddenly been condemned worldwide for their decision to ban the […] Continue Reading
Where every minute counts ( 29 November 2009 )
THE ruling that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) cannot interview witnesses beyond office hours has put the agency in a fix. There is now a suggestion that the same judicial principle is also applicable to the police. Lawyer-politician Karpal Singh […] Continue Reading
Where every minute counts ( 29 November 2009 )
THE ruling that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) cannot interview witnesses beyond office hours has put the agency in a fix. There is now a suggestion that the same judicial principle is also applicable to the police. Lawyer-politician Karpal Singh […] Continue Reading
Be careful what we wish for ( 08 November 2009 )
IT’S incredulous. PAS Members of Parliament and State Assemblymen have been compelled to take an oath to divorce their wives if they quit or jump to another party. The news, which has been a hot topic in the political and […] Continue Reading
Squabbles within and without ( 01 November 2009 )
Last week, PKR information chief Latheefa Koya wrote an angry letter to Malaysiakini advising the online news portal to avoid “being manipulated”. She also took offence with Malaysiakini on its reports quoting unnamed sources “that have been exaggerated or told […] Continue Reading
Time to decide ( 04 October 2009 )
THE countdown has begun. On Saturday, the MCA delegates will decide once and for all who they want to lead the party. The reality is that party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and his suspended deputy president Datuk Seri […] Continue Reading
Shaming them is the price to pay ( 27 September 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI IT’S outrageous. This has to be a scandal as we have plenty of reasons to be angry when there are over 26,000 people who owe the country a whopping RM400mil. Or have we become […] Continue Reading
It not money down the drain ( 20 September 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI AT first impression, it may seem like a bad idea that will drain the country of more money. The economics of investing RM1bil a year for our own Formula 1 team may seem nonsensical […] Continue Reading
