Councils need to clean up their act


SELANGOR Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah gets many complaint letters and e-mails from the rakyat and patiently reads them all before sending them to the relevant parties for follow-up action.

Many of the complaints are sent to His Royal Highness out of desperation after their pleas elsewhere were ignored.

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Wong Chun Wai

Wong Chun Wai

Wong Chun Wai began his career as a journalist in Penang, and has served The Star for over 35 years in various capacities and roles. He is now group editorial and corporate affairs adviser to the group, after having served as group managing director/chief executive officer. On The Beat made its debut on Feb 23 1997 and Chun Wai has penned the column weekly without a break, except for the occasional press holiday when the paper was not published. In May 2011, a compilation of selected articles of On The Beat was published as a book and launched in conjunction with his 50th birthday. Chun Wai also comments on current issues in The Star.

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