SUNGAI KELAMAH MEMORIAL: Rectify factual errors
I RECENTLY visited the Sungai Kelamah memorial in Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan, which commemorates a battle between Japanese forces and a detachment of Australians defending at the Gemencheh bridge on Jan 14, 1942.
UNITY EQUALS 1MALAYSIA: Teach kids Rukun Negara tenets
DEPUTY Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has stated that the nation's progress and development lies in the ability of teachers to unite the young by encouraging them to inculcate Rukun Negara principles.
Tough task ahead for Ahmad
FRONT AND CENTRE: The new Kelantan menteri besar has to step out of the shadows of his predecessor
Islam's role in diplomacy
HUMAN SECURITY: This is the final part of Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah’s keynote address at the Peace and Security Forum 2013 on May 16
Preparing for the politics of change
NEW DIRECTION: Government policies and decisions will reflect a multiculturalist and corporatist approach
Diplomat in 'region riven by conflict'
MACABRE DUTY: Tan Sri Ahmad Kamil Jaafar recalls an unexpected midnight task
Tackling aheinous crime
Efforts to fight corruption must be fully supported to prevent nation from ending up a failed state
SUPPLICATION: Did plea for divine help in polls work?
IT was reported recently that the Pas spiritual leader had supplicated to God to destroy Umno and Barisan Nasional.
MORAL EDUCATION SUBJECT: It is too exam-oriented
HAVE we destroyed the intrinsic value of Moral Education (ME) subject and made it so simplistic that it has become one-dimensional?
TINTED WINDSCREENS: Police and RTD must crack down on offenders
IT is common these days to see people driving old and new cars with heavily tinted windows and windscreens.
POPPY DAY: Honour soldiers who risked their lives
THE 13th General Election is over. It was fought bravely without casualty. We salute the citizens of Malaysia for electing the candidates and party they trust will manage the country in the best interests of the people.
JALUR GEMILANG: Give flag place of honour in our hearts
THE national flag of Malaysia consists of 14 horizontal red and white stripes (along the fly) of equal width, representing the equal membership in the Federation of the 13 component states -- Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu, and the Federal Government.
DISHONEST CLINIC STAFF: Ploy by clinic staff to hoodwink patients
MY wife had a fever on the night of May 16. I took her to a clinic in Jalan Pudu. After treatment, the clinic staff said the bill was RM150. I gave her two RM50 notes, two RM20 notes and one RM10 note.
Cabinet must ensure it delivers
WAKE-UP CALL: It must address the 'trust deficit' with the people by restoring voter confidence in the government





