Letters - Win the hearts and minds of all Malaysians
THE extensive media coverage gave a fitting tribute to the contributions and sacrifices of Special Branch (SB) veteran Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng in our fight against the communists. Perhaps Yuen remains...
View ArticleLetters - TPPA: Questions and issues
TUN Mahathir Mohamad opposes the TPPA but ex-minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz supports it. That is what is confusing to me; an ex-Miti official who helped to develop and shape the Second Industrial Master...
View ArticleLetter - Name a major road after Yuen Yuet Leng
I MUST say a big thank you to Azman Ujang for paying such a glowing tribute to the late Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng (Off The Cuff, Oct 9). Yuen was truly a hero of the nation's war against communist...
View ArticleLetters - Next steps of crash probe
DUTCH authorities unveiled on Tuesday a partial reconstruction of the Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down over Ukraine last year. Alongside it, they delivered their final report during a media...
View ArticleLetters - Attorney-general’s integrity and leadership
AS one of the foremost institutions constitutionally enacted to safeguard the integrity of the country's legal system, the Attorney-General's Chambers must exercise the utmost care and wisdom in...
View ArticleLetters - Consider tax exemption for security fees
THE growing challenges of development have resulted in most Malaysians paying for their own security. The residents of Bandar Sri Damansara are paying close to RM3 million a year to security companies....
View ArticleLetters - Vaccine shortage in private clinics
THE Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia (MPCAM) is perplexed to note that while we have people in the public sector shunning available vaccines, in the private sector, especially...
View ArticleLetters - Act quickly to resolve haze crisis
I FIND "Transboundary haze: What to do?" (Law Speak, Oct 19) by Gurdial Singh most informative, timely and thought-provoking and wish to thank the writer for his frank and insightful writing. Due to...
View ArticleLetters - Local councils heeding people's views
TWO news reports on Monday were refreshing even with an API reading of 164 outside my home. The Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) had decided to put on hold the plot ratio increase for...
View ArticleLetters - Stick with one good policy on English
DEPUTY Minister of Education Datuk Kamalanathan announced in Parliament recently that trained English teachers from India will be brought over under the Specialist Coaches (SISC +) programme to help...
View ArticleLetters - Taxi problems are deep-seated
I REFER to the proposed protest by taxi drivers against the SPAD chief on Nov 18. The problems affecting taxi services are multifaceted and deep-seated. It is time for everyone to realise that there is...
View ArticleLetters - Widen road exit to Jalan Damansara
THE houses in Jalan Gegambir and Jalan Belimbing in Medan Damansara have become isolated from the main portion of Medan Damansara ever since Jalan Damansara was diverted to run through the housing...
View ArticleLetters - AES needs effective implementation
"AES write-off?" (Front page, Oct 20) refers. I feel stupid to have paid the fine on time. Was it a mistake? Next time I will wait for the government to either give a discount or waiver. Is this what...
View ArticleLetters - Sports veterans offer to nurture champions
SPORTS has been given a timely boost in the budget announced last week. We are an informal group calling ourselves the Malacca Hockey Circle comprising former Malacca Hockey Association officials,...
View ArticleLetters - Budget 2016 and combating corruption
WHILE there are some positive features in the 2016 Federal Budget, there is a glaring omission: there is hardly any mention of how the government intends to step up its battle against corruption or how...
View ArticleLetters - TPPA will push us to make key reforms faster
THE Prime Minister announced in his Budget 2016 speech that Malaysia agrees in principle to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). He also said the text of the trade agreement would be...
View ArticleLetters - Plastic packaging pollution poses profound peril
THE usage of plastic bags and packaging has increased at an alarming rate since becoming popular in the '70s. Every year, it is estimated, around 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide. That's...
View ArticleLetters - Downside to loop road system
WHEN traffic is pushed through one directional channel, you will get one massive pile-up should something hold the flow back. That was what exactly happened on Sunday, when some organiser decided to...
View ArticleLetters - Charting a steady course to global sports glory
"SPORTS veterans offer to nurture champions" (Letters, Oct 27) refers. We would like to share more salient points of our holistic plan to make Malaysia a world and Olympic champion. The objective is...
View ArticleLetters - TRX clarifies site of project
WE refer to "A question of heritage" (Citizen Nades, Nov 2). A sentence in the article alleges that Temasek House, which sits on land belonging to the Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC), has been told to...
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