Category Archives: On the Beat
Time to drop the jesters ( 03 February 2008 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI CREDIBLE candidates – that’s the key phrase in the coming general election. That means those whose names have been tainted should be dropped as contenders. We know who they are with their off-colour […] Continue Reading
The decibels are up in Penang ( 28 January 2008 )
COMMENTBy WONG CHUN WAI THE campaign is already in full swing in Penang, which is set to be the most intensely-fought state in the coming general election. At the Rifle Range flats, where over 8,000 votes are at stake […] Continue Reading
One faction too many ( 27 January 2008 )
On The Beat with Wong Chun Wai THE Indian community is shrinking, that’s a fact. If the MIC remains the third biggest component party, it has more to do with history and its partnership with Umno and the MCA in […] Continue Reading
Facing external market forces ( 25 January 2008 )
Following the recent bullish run, helped by oil palm plantation stocks, Malaysians had hoped the run would continue ahead of the general election and possibly a Chinese New Year rally. There was talk of second and third liner stocks following […] Continue Reading
The battle for Penang shapes up ( 22 January 2008 )
COMMENT BY WONG CHUN WAI DATUK Seri Chia Kwang Chye always make it a point to ask his host, whenever he is invited to a function in Kuala Lumpur, what they really mean when the dress code is stated as […] Continue Reading
The things that matter most ( 20 January 2008 )
ON THE BEAT By WONG CHUN WAI FORGET street protests, forget detention without trials, forget VK Lingam and certainly, forget any sex DVD that involves a politician. These may make good reading and good sound bites at ceramahs but the […] Continue Reading
A vote to safety ( 13 January 2008 )
ON THE BEATBY WONG CHUN WAI TWO high-profile crimes in 48 hours – the abduction of Sharlinie Mohd Nashar outside her home and the brutal killing of Johor state assemblyman Datuk S. Krishnasamy at the Johor MIC headquarters. Five-year-old […] Continue Reading
Pampered lives and price hikes ( 11 January 2008 )
COMMENTBy WONG CHUN WAI JUST carry out a simple survey among your family members and friends – they are probably not aware that our cooking oil is subsidised. The price of cooking oil in Malaysia is RM2.50 per kg […] Continue Reading
Sharing the palm oil boom ( 07 January 2008 )
The prediction is that crude palm oil prices will continue to escalate from current record levels. Employee benefits: United Plantations poured money back into the working community by building these housing quarters in Jenderata. Heavy foreign buying in Sime […] Continue Reading
Different rules apply ( 06 January 2008 )
WHEN Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi chaired his first Cabinet meeting, on assuming the Prime Minister’s post, he had a message for his ministers – he would defend them if they were right. But if they were wrong, they would […] Continue Reading
