Letters - Stay cool, save energy
KUDOS to the government for placing temperature control limits on air-conditioning in its offices. Air-conditioning takes up much electricity and we should limit its usage. Perhaps the government...
View ArticleLetters - Bahasa Malaysia and English in education
RECENT discussions in the print media on the importance of English in our education system have veered into two directions. At one end of the spectrum are those who claim that Bahasa Malaysia can be...
View ArticleLetters - Give priority to health
"AN OVERWORKED body & a fatigued soul" (Citizen Nades, Feb 29) refers. I was saddened to read about his plight. It has been reported that most Malaysians suffer from heart disease and diabetes....
View ArticleLetters - Too much politcal interference
I REFER to the letter by Prof Datuk Ir Dr Wan Ramli Wan Daud, "English is not the only language of STEMM" (theSun, Mar 1). We certainly understand that English is not the only language of science but...
View ArticleLetters - Cutting trees a mere perception
THE CITY Council of Penang proposes to cut down 16 trees that are older than the oldest serving officer in the city council in order to widen a 1.8km stretch of Jalan Masjid Negeri (originally known as...
View ArticleLetters - Do not reduce options, open them up
I SEE the dialogue goes on. It appears that after years of study learned professors finally conclude that maths and science have been studied for aeons and are still being studied in many different...
View ArticleLetters - Job seekers must go for it
"THREE D" stands for "dirty", "dangerous'' and '"difficult" and is used to describe jobs reportedly shunned by youth which by default are filled by foreign workers. Some pundits claim that if salaries...
View ArticleLetters - Make it easy to learn English
I REFER to "Too much political interference" (Letters, March 3). It took me more than 20 years after starting work to have a good command of English and I will not let my children have such a bad...
View ArticleLetters - Not just China ruled the seas
"POLITICAL issues deserve diplomatic solutions" (Letters, Feb 29) refers. First, the islands are not bread crumbs but of strategic interest. China's claim on almost all of the South China Sea right up...
View ArticleLetters - No room for vendettas
EVENTS in my life and those unfolding in the country have made me realise how bare the threads of diversity, multiculturalism and inclusiveness are in the fabric of the nation. Despite pledges made by...
View ArticleLetters - China advocates dialogue
"NOT just China ruled the seas" (Letters, March 4) refers. China does not claim all of the South China Sea. It is a signatory of UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), which...
View ArticleLetters - No closure on MH370 two years on
THE going has been tough for many family members and friends of the ill-fated flight MH370 which vanished with 239 on board two years ago, supposedly, in the words of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib...
View ArticleLetters - More needs to be done to ensure women get equal rights
ON INTERNATIONAL Women's Day this year, we at Awam take a moment to take stock of the state of women in Malaysia. There are those who claim that Malaysian women have been granted equal rights and equal...
View ArticleLetters - Women and children deserve better
ONE of the things that struck me as I greeted 2016 was Richtopia's 250 Most Influential Women Leaders ranking. I had earned the 108th place – which is not necessarily indicative of my influence in the...
View ArticleLetters - Suitable candidates near home
IN "What's the fuss about?" (Comment, March 8), Aaron Ngui asks why a person should be discriminated against based on where he was born; he also states that objections to appointments based on the...
View ArticleLetters - What the Federal Court did not say
I AM afraid that the near euphoria by the media that the Federal Court has recently ruled that journalists need not disclose the identity of their source is misplaced. All that the decision makes clear...
View ArticleLetters - Dress comfortably for school
IT MAY be politically right for Deputy Education Minister Datuk P. Kamalanathan to announce that schools may be closed if the heat wave persists, but is that all that politicians can think of doing?...
View ArticleLetters - Are our children protected?
LAWS to protect children have been in place since 1991. Initially as the Child Protection Act 1991 and then revised as the Child Act 2001. This Act is being revised again. However the key issue is not...
View ArticleLetters - Not quite weather science
I WAS most dismayed to read "March 20 expected to be extremely hot" (News, March 14). The article links the vernal equinox with a Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation statement warning...
View ArticleLetters - A little help for our avian friends
WE are now facing really hot weather. If we can't stand the heat, imagine how the birds in our gardens feel. While birds do not sweat, bare skin on their faces and legs radiate body heat, and a higher...
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