Hello DBKL, Kepong Baru calling
Promise of better DBKL feedback after dialogue (Letters, Nov 6) refers. That the FT minister responded surprises me. I am concerned that there are many telco towers in Kepong Baru and Segambut. Each...
View ArticleImprove motorcycle lanes
TOLL operators need to responsibly improve motorcycle lanes. It has been indicated PLUS, the operator of the North-South Expressway, is in for what seems like another windfall, with the government...
View ArticleRe-examine approval process for hillslope development
"GETTING it right with hillslopes" (Local Counsel, Nov 7) refers. According to reports, the Tanjong Bungah project went ahead only after approval by various departments in accordance with the Safety...
View ArticleThe fight to eliminate viral hepatitis: Have we done enough?
IN May, 2016, the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (2016–20) with the objective of eliminating viral hepatitis as a major public health threat by 2030....
View ArticleHalt logging near forest reserves
FORESTRY authorities claim logging in Batu Yon and near the Merapoh Forest Reserve in Kuala Lipis is carried out in land owned by the Agriculture Industrial Development Board. The Merapoh forest is...
View ArticleConserve our rain forests
OVER the decades, Malaysia's tropical rain forests have served the pivotal role in conserving an array of flora and fauna, with an abundant number of unique mammals and bird species. However, it is...
View ArticleNot fair to stereotype taxi drivers
THE unfair labelling of taxi drivers by a junior politician refers. But with the passing of the Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2017 and the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board Act (Amendment)...
View ArticleMugabe's disgraceful exit
ROBERT Mugabe, teacher turned revolutionary against "white" minority rule in erstwhile Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe) and who has been president of that nation since 1980, was deposed last Wednesday in a...
View ArticleAllocate funds to support conservation
WWF-Malaysia recommends that allocations in Budget 2018 be used to support environmental conservation to protect Malaysia's developmental gains on a long-term basis as follows: » National security...
View ArticleNew hope for our environment
MALAYSIANS will welcome the government's proposed new Environmental Protection Act (EPA). It will give new hope for our environment that has been showing detrimental, dangerous and even deadly evidence...
View ArticleEnsure protection of personal data
IN February it was reported that the personal health data of tens of thousands of patients were stolen by hackers. CAP had written to the authorities to ask how they plan to handle the incident. The...
View ArticleEnglish schools will work in urban areas
I WANT to draw attention to the need for English-medium schools in Johor. The strong support for the introduction of public English-medium schools is mainly due to the public's awareness of the success...
View ArticleNurture young minds
I RECENTLY witnessed my nephew being enrolled at a primary school. Everything went smoothly until a teacher announced a little "bombshell". The teacher informed my sister that her son has to be present...
View ArticleHaul up guardians of public purse
"MINISTRY urged to take stern action on contractors" (News, Nov 28) refers. It is so sad to read that an essential service like the KTM link to Skypark remains unstarted after so many years. That too...
View ArticleHelp at hand for English-medium schools
MISSION schools have a rich history of English-medium education and "played an important role in creating an English speaking elite which had an abiding influence on the shape of Malaysia's national...
View ArticleLower ceiling price of houses for foreigners
THE housing glut and freeze on development above RM1 million refers. I believe the problem is self-created and could have been avoided with foresight and proper planning from the development planners....
View ArticleWelcome stand on moderation
AS a Malaysian patriot who is a Christian and non-bumi, I humbly salute Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah for his illustrious and noble statement that strongly supports moderation or...
View ArticleCurfew for youths can work
WANGSA Maju Wanita Umno division chief Datuk Noor Aieni Mohd Ali has suggested that the government impose a 10pm-5am curfew on youths aged 21 and below. They should not be out of the house without the...
View ArticleTime for Trump to retire
MUSLIM countries and American allies are shocked and dismayed that US President Donald Trump has defied their advice and gone ahead to implement his campaign pledge to recognise Jerusalem as the...
View ArticleAll’s well that ends well at general assembly
THE Umno General Assembly is keenly followed. Its deliberations and decisions affect the governance of the nation and the assembly can be instrumental in effecting policy changes. Seeing that there are...
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