Letters - Opt for bilateral free trade agreements
I CALL on the prime minister and minister of international trade and industry not to proceed with the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) with the 10 other members following President Donald...
View ArticleLetters - More needs to be done for refugees
THE Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) welcomes the government's efforts, in association with the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), as well as local and regional NGOs, to address the...
View ArticleLetters - MRT in talks with car park owners
I REFER to "Lower the fees at MRT car parks" (Letters, Jan 17). I would like to thank William Yap for using the MRT service and giving his feedback. His support for the project is very much...
View ArticleLetters - Surveillance is necessary
I REFER to "Sex registry hitch" (Front page, Feb 2). You reported much concern about a convicted sex-offender returning to Malaysia, and that the AG's Chambers is apparently wondering if such a list...
View ArticleLetters - Trim the civil service
FINALLY the government itself has described the civil service as bloated. To his credit, Second Finance Minister Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani openly and honestly stated that the civil service, although...
View ArticleLetters - All citizens have the right to voice their views on new laws
G25 is playing an active role in civil society as an advocate for moderation in Islam and higher standards of governance in the administration of the country. Good governance means upholding the...
View ArticleLetters - Punishment should fit the crime
RECENT sentences meted out by our courts are inconsistent. How do you explain the case of a headmaster – a first-time offender – sentenced to eight months jail for accepting a RM4,400 bribe compared...
View ArticleLetters - Civil society says aye to RCI on issues
AT LAST, the two political coalitions in the country have been forced through their grandstanding to call for Royal Commissions of Inquiry (RCIs) into three of the worst financial scandals in recent...
View ArticleLetters - Poser over funds for school building
"QUALITY education for all" (Front page, Feb 10) refers. The prime minister was speaking at the launch of a new building block for SJK Chung Hwa costing RM4.6 million, of which the federal government...
View ArticleLetters - When memory fails on a dyslexic
MY son AK is 16 this year and he goes to a regular school in a prime location in Kuala Lumpur. AK is a special child; he was diagnosed as a dyslexic when he was in pre-school. I was flabbergasted for...
View ArticleLetters - Constitutional grounds for temporary US travel ban
"How Trump's politics affect us" (Beyond the Wall, Feb 10) refers. In the first paragraph the writer lays down his opinion: "For all intents and purposes, President Trump sees every Muslim as an...
View ArticleLetters - Room for dialogue
I AM convinced that room for talk and dialogue must be expanded to consolidate effective civil society communication in the public arena. This is crucial if we mean to give ordinary people the...
View ArticleLetters - Keep preamble secular and inclusive
THERE is a proposal to install the Rukun Negara as the preamble to the Federal Constitution. If there is a need for such a preamble, it ought to reaffirm the principles of secularism and inclusiveness...
View ArticleLetters - Neither secular nor Islamic
MALAYSIA is not a secular state in the conventional sense. Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution stipulates that Islam is the religion of the Federation. Right from the early years of Merdeka, the...
View ArticleLetters - It’s all about justice and integrity
I REFER to Constitutional grounds for temporary US travel ban (Letters, Feb 16) referring to How Trump's politics affect us (Beyond the Wall, Feb 10). The letter covers the technicalities of the US...
View ArticleLetters - Youngsters need sports fields
THE tragedy of eight youngsters killed in Johor Baru proves partly that young people are deprived of decent recreational grounds. Notice that the main padang (field) in cities and towns like Johor...
View ArticleLetters - Come watch the eagles
THE annual Raptor Watch at Tanjung Tuan Forest Reserve in Malacca takes off on March 11. The spring migration of predatory birds can be observed from the cape which is about 10 miles from Port Dickson....
View ArticleLetters - Apples, dividends and payouts
I REFER to "EPF's 2016 dividend beats average return of sovereign wealth funds" (SunBiz, Feb 20). The Bernama report quotes a chief economist/investment strategist saying EPF's 2016 dividend tops...
View ArticleLetters - See the bigger tourism picture
A CHIEF executive officer of a travel management group of companies was alarmed at the government's decision to open a visa processing centre in Xiamen to help tourists from Fujian province to visit...
View ArticleLetters - Relief for house buyers
DEVELOPERS must pay (Front page, Feb 28) refers. The High Court decision is timely, sound and meritorious. Should the minister appeal against the decision, it is hoped that the decision would be...
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