Category Archives: On the Beat
Children caught in the middle ( 14 December 2008 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI IT is a touchy subject and one that probably crops up only in Malaysia. Where else could the teaching of Maths and Science in schools possibly develop into an issue with political and racial […] Continue Reading
Silly season far from over ( 07 December 2008 )
On The Beat By : Wong Chun Wai IT has to be the most sensible statement of the week by a politician as Malaysians cringed with embarrassment at the ludicrous remarks made by our legislators. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak […] Continue Reading
Cost-cutting can lead to reinvention ( 23 November 2008 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI WE are just a week away from December and usually by now, I would have received a few diaries and calendars. But not this year. I have only one diary and my colleagues tell […] Continue Reading
For our kids sake, check the slide ( 16 November 2008 )
On The BeatBy WONG CHUN WAI THERE was a time when being a top public scorer meant getting 5As in the Lower Certificate of Examination (LCE) in Form Three and failing was not an option – it means dropping out […] Continue Reading
Please grow up, will you? ( 02 November 2008 )
ON THE BEATBy WONG CHUN WAI LET’S not lie to ourselves or let the politicians tell us otherwise. Malaysia, like all other economies that depend on international trade, will not be spared from the effects of the global economic turmoil. […] Continue Reading
Yes, Obama can! ( 26 October 2008 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI BARACK Obama gets my pick for the United States’ presidential election – not that I can vote or that my views would make any difference to the neck-and-neck race. But he has become […] Continue Reading
Heed the calls for reforms ( 19 October 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI A NEW MCA line-up has been formed with Datuk Ong Tee Keat as president and Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek as his deputy. Along with them are four first-time vice-presidents: Datuk Kong […] Continue Reading
Change or be changed ( 12 October 2008 )
ON THE BEAT By : Wong Chun Wai BY Saturday, the MCA would have a new leadership. A new party president, deputy president and possibly a new line-up of vice-presidents. The clear favourite to win the party presidency at this […] Continue Reading
Now the wild scramble begins ( 05 October 2008 )
ON THE BEAT By : Wong Chun Wai THE 191 Umno divisions will begin their nominations for the top party posts from Thursday, which means that party leaders aspiring for senior positions must make known their plans within the next […] Continue Reading
Clinton cause comes to Asia ( 05 October 2008 )
By WONG CHUN WAI IT was 9.30pm when former United States president Bill Clinton walked into his duplex suite at the Sheraton Manhattan. He had just finished attending the second day of the Clinton Global Initiatives (CGI) meeting, which was […] Continue Reading
