Category Archives: On the Beat
Dump the toothless image ( 01 March 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI It was launched last week with much pomp by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. In fact, for some, there was too much fanfare. But the excitement of the MACC is understandable as […] Continue Reading
Look at issues rationally ( 22 February 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI A scumbag. And that’s a mild word to describe the person who took and circulated lewd photographs of Selangor state executive councillor and Bukit Lanjan state assemblyman Elizabeth Wong, which caused her downfall. Her […] Continue Reading
Crucial test for new Perak MB ( 08 February 2009 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI DATUK Dr Zambry Kadir started his first day as the Mentri Besar by attending a Chinese New Year gathering at Kampung Simee, where the crowd was mostly Chinese and Indians. His message to the […] Continue Reading
Clean up the mess and get going ( 02 February 2009 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI IT is called money politics in Umno but it is just a euphemism for corruption – in short, vote buying and patronage. Umno leaders are well aware of the problem and have even acknowledged […] Continue Reading
Facing up to the competition ( 26 January 2009 )
ONTHE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI CHINESE New Year will be very different this year. The traditional reunion dinner will see our only child missing from the table – she is away studying overseas. My elderly parents have decided to […] Continue Reading
Ties with China enter new level ( 23 January 2009 )
COMMENTBy WONG CHUN WAI Many of the Chinese capital’s 15 million population have begun leaving for their homes in the provinces for Chinese New Year. Unlike the weather, MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has been warmly received by […] Continue Reading
Big deal, and more to come ( 18 January 2009 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI IT’S a big deal – the RM50mil direct financial assistance to Chinese schools under the government’s economic stimulus. The decision is unprecedented as the money will go straight to the boards of directors. With […] Continue Reading
Lulled into complacency ( 11 January 2009 )
LET’S get the argument straight: The plan by PAS to implement hudud laws if it forms the next federal government is not just about applying the laws to Muslims but it is also a radical change to our legal system. […] Continue Reading
Lobby for end to Gaza killings ( 04 January 2009 )
ON THE BEAT WITH WONG CHUN WAI IT’S sheer madness. The Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip which have killed more than 400 people and wounded 2,000 others are a shocking start to the new year. Something is tragically wrong […] Continue Reading
Focus on the economy, please ( 28 December 2008 )
ON THE BEAT BY WONG CHUN WAI THE year will go down as a roller-coaster in history with extraordinary dramas that have altered the country’s political landscape. It has left many of us in the media exhausted and dazed. […] Continue Reading
