Put a stop to all negativity
IN this once-great nation, a country we proudly call Malaysia, we just cannot believe what we are going through now. Even at the basic level, where people interact with one another on a daily basis, we...
View ArticleA great way to nurture sports
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has declared Oct 14 every year as National Sports Day (NSD) in order to promote a healthy lifestyle among students and the adult population, supported by the...
View ArticleCleanliness in Islam
TO the Malay-speaking Muslims in Malaysia, cuci generally means to clean with water and/or any other cleaning agents, while suci means being spiritually clean or pure. To attain a state of suci...
View ArticleUS sexual assault on women lesson to all
"Everywhere. Pervasive. Rampant. An epidemic"! THAT'S how direct and deliberate is the description in a recent book, Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back, about sexual assault on women...
View ArticleState’s policy on development questionable
NOW that a disaster has happened and lives have been lost, a commission of inquiry is to be set up to find out why the landslide occurred in dry weather. How far will inquiries by the commission go to...
View ArticleHigher prices won’t stop smoking, alternatives will
THERE have been calls to raise duties and taxes on cigarettes yet again. A senior lecturer wrote how we should increase the price of a pack of cigarettes to RM50. What is the senior lecturer smoking?...
View ArticleApathy led to bus collision
EARLY Tuesday, a factory bus with 40 foreign workers stopped on the left lane of the North-South Expressway near the Juru toll plaza after passengers had alerted the driver that exhaust fume was...
View ArticleWait for SCI findings
The construction site disaster on Saturday was a tragedy that has struck a raw nerve in society. Concerned citizens have voiced out their anxiety – some constructive and some critical. In the aftermath...
View ArticleHire Malaysian geologists
THE downturn in the oil and gas sector since the second half of 2014 has caused a lot of hardship for Malaysian petroleum professionals especially qualified geo-scientists. Many have not been employed...
View ArticleSome Budget concerns
THE Budget refers. How does the government intend to dish out some RM280 billion with less revenue from the goods and services Tax (GST) which will exclude a huge chunk of spending from the...
View ArticleState committed to protecting hill land
I REFER to the statement by the Tanjung Bungah Residents' Association which welcomes the proposal by the Penang state government to set up a State Commission of Inquiry to investigate the Oct 21...
View ArticleElected reps make the decisions
I REFER to the news that 77 NGOs had demanded "a public apology and sincere expression of remorse from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for depriving so many innocent Malaysians of their freedom, and for the...
View ArticleDon’t bar old roadworthy vehicles
I REFER to plans to introduce a policy to limit the life span of road vehicles. The end of life policy for vehicles in developed countries does not entail the automatic disqualification of old...
View ArticleMigrant workers deserve full protection
ELEVEN migrant workers' and one Malaysian supervisor died at a building site in Penang. While Malaysians clamoured for those responsible for allowing such a project near a fragile hill to be...
View ArticleHeed red light warnings
MOODY'S Investors Service, the reputed international Rating Agency, today flashed red lights about the likely emerging weaknesses in our economy. It has given us a rating of A3, with a Stable Outlook....
View ArticlePromise of better DBKL feedback after dialogue
JUST when we thought that the catchphrase "Rakyat di dahulukan" was nothing but a lot of hot air (or had taken a backseat), Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Utama Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor...
View ArticleEase the queue at govt clinics
IT is so disheartening to see our doctors and pharmacists trying their level best to attend to the many patients lining the waiting halls in government clinics. Even at 7am you can expect long queues...
View ArticleNeed for a flood master plan
THE Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) is concerned and deeply saddened by the unprecedented floods in Penang and Kedah on Nov 4-5. According to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) and...
View ArticleStay on high alert
THE flood that paralysed Penang and Kedah is a wake up call that nature can inflicts damage far more than we can imagine. Other states have to be put on high alert as residual rainfall from Vietnam may...
View ArticleCyclone warning system will reduce losses
THE floods in Penang, reportedly the worst in 30 years, was the result of a rare weather phenomenon known as a cyclone. However, this cyclone was still small and in the developing stages of becoming a...
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