Category Archives: On the Beat
Time to review press laws ( 04 May 2008 )
The Prime Minister has made positive moves in the judiciary and in the fight against corruption. He cannot allow this opportunity to slip by; he must now look at the changes taking place in the media. Malaysia can never be […] Continue Reading
Perk up service with better perks ( 27 April 2008 )
The parliamentary committee on corruption, to comprise representatives of the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat, is also moving in the right direction. Beefing up the ACA workforce and adding another 90 lawyers as Assistant Public Prosecutors to assist the Deputy […] Continue Reading
Time for all of us to move on ( 20 April 2008 )
ON THE BEAT with WONG CHUN WAI THE general election results would have been very much different if the Barisan Nasional government had acted on certain matters earlier. Last week, the Prime Minister announced the setting up of a Judicial […] Continue Reading
Like a bull in a china shop ( 14 April 2008 )
IT’S a terrible loss of face. For the Chinese government that is preparing for the biggest celebration of the New China, it must surely have felt the protests as an affront to the country. The protests against China have certainly […] Continue Reading
The old ways must go ( 06 April 2008 )
LET’S give credit where credit is due. With a stroke of the pen, Perak Mentri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has approved permanent land titles for new villages and planned villages. True, the villagers may not get their titles overnight because […] Continue Reading
Our elected reps deserve better ( 30 March 2008 )
Another Opposition MP said he was asked by the father of a bright student to buy a desktop computer, which was something new to the non-governmental organisation activist. One Penang MP said he was stunned to find out that there […] Continue Reading
New politics demands reforms ( 28 March 2008 )
COMMENT BY WONG CHUN WAI NEWLY-appointed Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Chik still stays in an apartment. The Terengganu politician insists he hasn’t changed, and will not. “I have just told my colleagues at Angkasapuri not to ask me […] Continue Reading
A new age of politics ( 23 March 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI FOR decades, the first thing DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang did every morning was to read the newspapers over breakfast. That included the evening edition of Chinese newspapers from the night before. He […] Continue Reading
Behave like true sportsmen ( 16 March 2008 )
On The Beat By WONG CHUN WAI IF is there is one thing true sportsmen learn from day one is that you shake the hands of your rivals after a game. You congratulate them, sulk all you want in […] Continue Reading
Denial syndrome must end ( 14 March 2008 )
COMMENTBy WONG CHUN WAI THE SMS has got to be the most effective weapon in helping the Opposition knock out the Barisan Nasional. With over 22 million mobile subscribers, the SMS link connected urban and rural Malaysia such that news […] Continue Reading
