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Category: Editorial

Courting the Chinese

Courting the Chinese

One week before the big day, Chenderiang, a sleepy hollow 55 km south of Ipoh with the imposing Gunung Kampar and the spectacular Lata Kinjang Falls as its backdrops

Feb 28, 2010 | 1 comment View Post
Polo Ground Is A Solution Possible?

Polo Ground Is A Solution Possible?

The concept of a public park in the eyes and minds of Malaysians seems slightly clouded

Feb 10, 2010 | 10 comments View Post
An Eventful Evening with The Indomitable Karim Raslan….

An Eventful Evening with The Indomitable Karim Raslan….

“You’re being short-changed. Get KL to pump in money into Perak and not somewhere else”, said renowned writer and regional analyst, Karim Raslan, to the Who’s Who of Perak at a dinner recently

Jan 29, 2010 | 8 comments View Post
Acts Will Make Local Councils Redundant

Acts Will Make Local Councils Redundant

The onus is on the ratepayers themselves. They will have to put up with poor services, a non-committal and toothless city council and, above all, an indifferent private company….
 

Privatisation Exercise
The resistance by opposition-held states in accepting two Acts of parliament is considered petty and frivolous by the authorities in Putrajaya. Although the BN-held states are [...]

Dec 21, 2009 | 1 comment View Post
Speaking to an audience

Speaking to an audience

The disinterest shown by Malay students is a cause for concern. It’s a psychological shortcoming born of fear for the unknown…

Gavel Club
It takes courage to speak in front of a crowd, especially one that is hell-bent on picking your mistakes and heckling should you fumble. Definitely not for the faint-hearted. Oratory Skills are [...]

Dec 01, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
A People-Centric and Caring Budget

A People-Centric and Caring Budget

 
 Unless a reliable mechanism is developed to disburse the money, bureaucracy and leakages will erode confidence…read more
The conduct of the farcical Perak State Legislative Assembly sitting on 28th October was well documented in the media and the blogsphere. However, blogs and online media offered readers with a blow-by-blow account of the happenings within and without [...]

Nov 16, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Back to Basics

Back to Basics

The essence of 1Malaysia, as far as my simple mind comprehends, is about going back to basics. That is, thinking, acting and behaving as one entity – the Malaysian entity. In other words, we must think, act and behave as one, not two, not three, not four but one. But how one can we be [...]

Nov 09, 2009 | 0 comments View Post