Hit the brakes on fatal road accidents
THE term Groundhog Day is a situation in which a series of unwelcome or tedious events appear to be recurring in exactly the same way.
Danger zone for our children
PRESSURE groups have in recent times accused social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok of harmful effect on children, including shortened attention spans, promoting negative body images and making them vulnerable to online bullies and predators.
Malaysia’s poster boy state
SARAWAK is rising. There is no doubt about it because in terms of leadership, growth, infrastructure, renewable energy, and education, the Borneo state has become the poster boy for Malaysia.
Clock is ticking for more reforms
THE popular adage reads, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But in Malaysia’s case, there’s a lot that needs to be fixed.
Never-ending battle against graft
IT is a mind-boggling number, but have we become so desensitised to corruption that even when it is revealed that Malaysia lost RM277bil to graft, barely an eyebrow is raised?
Make your voices heard, KLites
KUALA Lumpur residents are among the most vocal in the country when it comes to matters directly affecting them or impacting their neighbourhoods.Just ask the 11 MPs who have constituencies in Kuala Lumpur – they have their hands full with demanding yet well-informed electorates.And that is why it is surprising that the review period for the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 (KLLP2040) has received a rather lukewarm response from KLites.
Exploiting the generosity of M’sians
A regulatory body is needed to oversee charity organisations to prevent fraud and provide support to genuine NGOs.
A stretch too far
The process of obtaining the Unesco World Heritage Site status is a lengthy and complicated one.
Financial comfort upon retirement
MY father retired from the civil service way back in 1988 and when he celebrated his 90th birthday last November, he achieved the milestone of having been a pensioner for the last 35 years – equivalent to the number of years he spent in service.