THERE is none so blind, as he who will not see. The hills of the Camerons are dying. Nature is crying out in anguish. And still, there are those who cannot, and will not, see the problem staring in their face.
The greenhouse gases have reached 400ppm in the atmosphere but emissions keep growing and the political situation needed to curb them is still elusive.
PAS and Indonesia’s PKS ponder their political future in the wake of new challenges ahead. In the case of PAS, will it make up for its failure in Kedah and Kelantan?
WHEN criticising laws and policies in this country, one of the stock answers that one is faced with is that the majority voted for the government in power, therefore, they are obviously happy with those said laws and policies. The majority rules after all.
Cash incentives and other handouts can cause people to do things they would otherwise not do. But then it is good to know that there are people out there who will not give in to the temptation.
In all discussions about national issues,
Singaporeans point to a possible shift in
political power during the general
election. In particular, is the current
government still good enough to helm
the country’s progress?
The Malaysian Quality of Life Report 2011 provides an insight into the changes and improvements in the quality of life of Malaysians. It shows that we are on the right track towards becoming a developed, high-income nation by 2020.
Family planning is an inexpensive method of saving lives as the cost of contraceptive supplies is markedly less than that spent on saving women from maternal deaths and the consequences of unintended pregnancies.
IT is unhealthy for race relations when the student population in Chinese schools is 99.9% Chinese,
Tamil schools is 100% Indian and national schools, dubbed Malay schools, is 80% to 90% Malay.
A big question hangs over the
future of the two Chinese arms of
Barisan Nasional which hit rock
bottom in the general election as
the Chinese votes abandoned
them for the opposition.
If an institution as important as the Election Commission does not enjoy the confidence of the people, then it needs to seriously and sincerely address this scepticism to be relevant.
THE ultimate aim for transformation is a better life for all – and that includes you – a life which is comparable in quality and material comforts with that of developed countries anywhere in the world.
The amount of drama in this town can give you stress attacks. Pak Samad’s quiet humour and lack of pretensions should be a reminder for us to embrace decent manners and sincerity.
IT is easy to like Sunarti Atings from Lubok Antu. The 34-year-old mother of two is warm, chatty, and so refreshingly honest with her life story that you want to laugh, cry with her and hug her at the same time.
IT was probably a combination of savvy Malaysian bargain hunters and the herd mentality that wiped out the supply of gold wafers at the jewellers recently.
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