In a spin over the mis-speaks of leaders
POLITICAL gaffes – humorous or serious — are favourite satirical targets, especially in the west where the media will jump…
Browsing: Columns
A new destination on the mountain
OCTOBER last was full of news, of the depressing variety.
The old and the new
I READ somewhere that “to build the new we have to destroy the old”. What a disturbing thought.
Begging to differ
MY piece last week offering what I knew of possible reasons why many non-Malay youth did not join the army…
Headhunting
RECENTLY, I saw a headline in a newspaper which read, “State goes ‘headhunting’ for top brains”. It went on to…
Key reasons why it’s important to know Socso
A LACK of awareness on the role of the Social Security Organisation (Socso) has prompted many members of the public…
Wise up to the chicanery of fraudsters
PEOPLE cheat and get cheated every day. Some ill-gotten gains and unwitting losses are small — like getting shortchanged a…
Better the foot slip than the tongue …
COMING from no less than the Minister of Defence, the recent statement made in Parliament, and therefore privileged, could have…