Letters - Taman Tugu tokenism
AS a nature lover who likes nothing better than a day trekking in the jungle, I can testify to the unique heritage of Malaysia's ancient and richly biodiverse forests, unique complex ecosystems of...
View ArticleLetters - Justice for our Malayan Tigers
LAST month, enforcement officers from the Wildlife and National Parks Department carried out a series of raids and seized over a dozen tiger parts. Five raids, in five days, with 12 suspects nabbed and...
View ArticleLetters - Silence is not an option for moderates
HISTORIANS have noted that it took only a few evil men to use the ideology of hate and the promise of eternal glory to justify the atrocities that killed millions of people in Europe and in Asia during...
View ArticleLetters - Consult all groups over abortion move
I REFER to the recent news that the Health Ministry will meet the National Fatwa Council to discuss the consensus on abortion for pregnant women infected with the Zika virus. As the law stands,...
View ArticleLetters - Subverting justice? Not on this watch!
I NOTE with great interest events of recent times. June 2016 marked the unearthing of several cases of arrests which sparked huge debate due to the well-connected and powerful personalities involved....
View ArticleLetters - Let moviegoers be the judge
MY plan on Sunday was to watch the movie Ben Hur. However, after reading a report that parts of the movie had been cut, I lost interest in watching the movie. On the other hand, there may be people who...
View ArticleLetters - Be wary of quack dentists
THE purpose of this letter concerns the recent spate of reports and comments on illegal dentistry including orthodontics. The Malaysian Dental Association's prime objective is to promote the art and...
View ArticleLetters - Give priority to affordable housing
BUDGET 2017 should provide more funds for affordable housing and especially tax incentives to encourage large scale and even compulsory Industrial Building Systems (IBS). Such a system can be sustained...
View ArticleLetters - More enforcement needed
I REFER to your report, Was the race safe? regarding the two lives that were lost during a kart racing accident. The tragic event rally, which claimed the lives of a father and his five year old...
View ArticleLetters - Back to basics
"MAKE Rukun Negara the preamble to the Federal Constitution" (Comment, Sept 28) is relevant and timely. The five principles embody values needed by Malaysians to keep this country peaceful, harmonious...
View ArticleLetters - Jammu & Kashmir voters have their say
I HAVE seen the article titled "Kashmir: The world should stand up" published in theSun on Sept 22. The article has been authored by Dr Chandra Muzaffar, president of JUST, Malaysia. I am constrained...
View ArticleLetters - Proficiency matters
ALONG with so many others, not just in Malaysia but worldwide, I have cringed at the contrived learned utterances by leading politicians. The great inspiring speeches by charismatic people of influence...
View ArticleLetters - Detain ‘budgie smugglers’ indefinitely
THE arrest of nine Australians in Malaysia for stripping down to their briefs at Sunday's Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix has brought shame to Australia. It is shocking that one of the nine was the...
View ArticleLetters - Bukit Kiara fence not friendly to wildlife
THERE is a joke going round at Bukit Kiara that if you want to be bitten by a snake then head to the so-called "wildlife-friendly" fence and take a walk or jog along the perimeter of the fence. To make...
View ArticleLetters - Our universities must produce world champions
"WHAT is a university?" (My View, Oct 5) provides food for thought for policy planners. If we use the definition cited in the article as a measure of what a university should be, ours fall short. Our...
View ArticleLetters - Free market at its best
I REFER to Giving up (Front page, Oct 10) about taxis being returned to the lease companies by drivers due to competition from ride-hailing cars. I sympathise hugely with the cab drivers as their...
View ArticleLetters - Street protests are pointless
TEXT messages and Facebook posts are being circulated asking people to assemble in all states on Saturday (Nov 19). In Kuala Lumpur, they are inviting people to Dataran Merdeka and the organisers of...
View ArticleLetters - Budget 2017 – More of the same or better?
ALL Malaysians are looking forward to Budget Day on Oct 21. They invariably ask: “What is there for me? We should also ask – what is there for the whole country?” The government should explain more of...
View ArticleLetters - No to year-long suspension
THE Ministry of Education’s suggestion to enforce a year-long suspension on students involved in bullying cases is rather shocking. There is enough evidence which shows that suspension fails to change...
View ArticleLetters - No room for the heartless in CDF
MY eyes welled up each time I watched the video of a group of young schoolgirls forced to wade through a muddy pool, but could not climb out at the other end because the slope was too slippery. It was...
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