The dreadful national debt
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng and the new Cabinet must be congratulated for revealing officially and publicly that our national debt is as dreadfully high as...
View ArticleTime to ratify Rome statute
THE Joint Investigation Team led by the Dutch concluded last Thursday that the missile that downed Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade. With this...
View ArticleBM will serve science students well
I REFER to "Learning science and maths – why English matters" (Letters, May 22). I understand the writer's apprehension over the continuing debate on the drawbacks of PPSMI by its detractors and the...
View ArticleDo you have diabetes?
MOST of us know that diabetes is caused by high sugar levels in the blood. Yet do we know that it is a life-long disease and is typically incurable at present? More importantly, do we know if we have...
View ArticleIncrease excise tax on tobacco products
HEALTH Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad in his inaugural speech on World No Tobacco Day on May 31 said prevention and promotion of health will be among the cornerstones for tackling Malaysia's health...
View ArticlePensioners deserve better treatment
RECENT news reports refer to what the Health Ministry should do. I would like to refer to what happened during the previous administration so that those practices will be stopped. At first all went...
View ArticleFreedoms and integrity
IN the last couple of months pre and post GE14, I have exited quite a few WhatsApp (WA) chat groups as I could not take the exuberant responses of family members, friends and associates to links both...
View ArticleTowards a world class education system
"BM will serve science students well" (Letters, May 30) refers. The writer blamed the teaching and learning of science and maths in English (PPSMI) to be the cause of the decline in Malaysia's...
View ArticleListen to the man on the street
ONE of the top priorities of the new government, elected by the citizens of Malaysia, is listening to "man-in-the-street" Malaysians who really elected the government. Practically, this means that the...
View ArticlePTPTN defaulter blacklist should stay
I GRADUATED in 1992 with a degree in law from a UK-based institution of higher learning. At that time with the introduction of 2+1 twinning programs, it became a little more affordable to obtain a...
View ArticleWelcome promise of justice for everybody
I REFER to Tun Daim Zainuddin's exclusive interview with Bernama on Sunday when he announced, as chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP), that in economic and financial management, the...
View ArticleRaise the bar for teaching applicants
WHEN I decided to become a teacher a few years ago, I was ridiculed by some relatives and friends. They wanted me to have a more challenging ambition. Teaching did not fit their idea of a "dream job"....
View ArticleSubang Airport needs easy link to Sungai Buloh
AS a frequent flyer using Subang Airport, I am keen to seek the attention of the authorities to modify the route from the airport to Sungai Buloh. It's inconvenient for airport users to make a U-turn...
View ArticleLet’s look to honour and integrity
WHAT defines a nation? Its people and its culture and I had the opportunity to witness Japan's populace and its culture/pop culture during my recent visit. Needless to say I was taken up by their...
View ArticleCombating corruption with new hope?
THE reactivation of the Cabinet Committee on Integrity in Governance with a new name the Cabinet Committee on Anti-Corruption (JKKMAR) is an important step. One of its first decisions was to establish...
View ArticleJoin hands to curb illegal wildlife trade
WWF-Malaysia congratulates the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) on the successful efforts made during "Ops Taring VI". Raids conducted between May 28 and June 6 resulted in...
View ArticleWhy reinvent the electric wheel?
"THINK bigger with Tesla" (News, June 14) refers. Tesla, the poster child for electric cars is a financial disaster. Since its inception it has been bleeding money. In 2017, it had a debt of US$9...
View ArticleFewer rules make for better general practitioners
THE authorities should make room for general practitioners (GPs) to focus on treating patients instead of worrying over the many rules that come with penalties. Doctors are already governed by the...
View ArticleGive due respect to all institutions
THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong's address urging the rakyat to stay away from slander and uphold the royal institution is very much a welcome reminder especially in the spirit of Hari Raya. The king is...
View ArticleWorld Cup 60 years on
WITH all the World Cup excitement, I recall 60 years ago to listening to the BBC World Service commentary on one of the greatest finals. It was June 1958, long before television came to Malaya. We had...
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