Letters - Give credit where credit is due
TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad's statement that BR1M is a form of bribery is far-fetched. What constitutes a bribe? Both the giver and the taker must benefit in the illicit transaction. The BR1M transaction...
View ArticleLetters - Enduring peace tops our wish list
WE are entering 2017 and the one wish that ranks higher than anything else in our hearts and souls for the New Year is that Malaysia will remain a peaceful country with all races living in harmony and...
View ArticleLetters - Court must decide on sedition
WHAT is seditious about a banner put up along Jalan Permatang Rawa in Bukit Mertajam? It was meant to promote a rally for Anwar in Seberang Jaya on Jan 9. Three men have been arrested and questioned...
View ArticleLetters - Police presence and acts of terror
IT TOOK only one shooter to kill 39 people and injure 70 on New Year's Day in Istanbul although 17,000 police personnel were on duty. According to Turkish media, the killer arrived in a taxi, retrieved...
View ArticleLetters - Decentralise administrative, financial powers
I AGREE with the suggestion by Datuk Dr Goh Ban Lee that cities be allowed to hold municipal elections. Democracy is a concept of citizens choosing their government, not only at the central but also at...
View ArticleLetters - Statement on the revocation of MaTIC's heritage site status
THE notification in the NST on Dec 28, 2016 from Jabatan Warisan Negara (JWN) to revoke the designation of the “Old Building of Malaysia Tourism Centre (MaTiC)” as a heritage site raises many concerns...
View ArticleLetters - Insurance telematics can help ensure safer bus trips
The Pagoh bus accident, which took the lives of 14 and injured 16, could have been avoided if the insurance telematics introduced by the Malaysian Motor Insurance Pool (MMIP) was in place. MMIP had...
View ArticleLetters - Keep terms simple for the layman
Whenever ministers and economists from government agencies such as EPU, Bank Negara and MIER explain the state of the economy, they often use terminologies that are difficult for the layman to...
View ArticleLetters - Impose rest rule for bus drivers
IN “Bus drivers need proper rest” (Comment, Jan 9) Yamin Vong has raised interesting issues questioning our regulations for long distance drivers which he hopes our “bus labs” will review. Can we...
View ArticleLetters - ‘MRT gives people mobility options so why be so against it’
I REFER to the article "Some harsh truths about the MRT" published on Jan 9. I was puzzled to read the harsh criticism levelled against the MRT and public transport service in general. The MRT has not...
View ArticleLetters - A huge loss for Sarawak
ON behalf of Yayasan 1Malaysia, I would like to convey our deepest condolences on the sad demise of Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem to the people of Sarawak; to his wife Puan Sri Jamilah...
View ArticleLetters - This time it is the blouse
IT is said that to know how far in civilisation a country has travelled, one needs to just look at how its women are treated. This quote came to my mind after reading the grossly misjudged issue about...
View ArticleLetters - Connectivity counts
"THE MRT should be allowed to shine" (Letters, Jan 12) refers. I thank the writer in furthering the discussion on public transport. I congratulate him for having made the switch to lower the number of...
View ArticleLetters - Stamp out seeds of corruption
I REFER to news reports on the MACC's blitz against corruption in the civil service. Deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Azam Baki disclosed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had...
View ArticleLetters - Tighten vetting of top civil servants
THE members of G25, many of whom are retired senior civil servants, are greatly impressed by the new vigour shown by the MACC in stepping up investigations into corruption at senior levels of the civil...
View ArticleLetters - Lower the fee at MRT car parks
I REFER to The MRT should be allowed to shine (Letters, Jan 12) and Connectivity counts (Letters, Jan 13) and wish to highlight a few issues at the Bandar Utama MRT station and hope that remedial...
View ArticleLetters - A case to impose proposed ban
REPORTS of opposition to the proposal to ban small motorcycles from Kuala Lumpur are off-target. On the contrary, such a ban will be welcomed by those who live and work in the city. Let me explain....
View ArticleLetters - A humanitarian solution for Rohingyas
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak is to be lauded for his bold and decisive advocacy and action to protect what have been described many times as the most unwanted and discriminated against...
View ArticleLetters - Park right to ease traffic flow
THE vicious and uncalled for barbaric attack on a young lorry driver in Ampang has brought to the limelight the daily challenges faced by delivery personnel. Why was the car that was allegedly damaged...
View ArticleLetters - Orang asli play key role in conservation of forests
THE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) is appalled at the decision by the Forestry Department of Kelantan to demolish another orang asli blockade in Gua Musang. These blockades are set up by...
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