http://thestar.com.my/news/opinion/ Update: Sunday, November 08, 2009 MYT 8:19:36 AM http://thestar.com.my/common/images/thestar_140x45.gif http://thestar.com.my/news/opinion/ 88 31 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/4916638&sec=focus Studies show that the collision risk for drivers who text messages while driving goes up 23 times over those who do not do so as text messaging takes the eyes off the road for too many seconds. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/4916638&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:58:35 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5064963&sec=focus The Bar Council has a new drive – getting the man on the street to know the Federal Constitution and therefore their rights. The bigger the number who know their rights, the better their might to balance that of the state. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5064963&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:03:19 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069450&sec=focus Last week, a new mask was launched in the presence of Health Ministry officials. Called BioMask, it could be the answer to those who are not comfortable with the masks currently available in the market. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069450&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:04:56 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5070004&sec=focus PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayob was a very worried man at the start of the party’s political seminar yesterday. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5070004&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:49:39 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5056304&sec=focus The boyish-looking Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin shot to fame during his tenure as mufti of Perlis but he is now under siege from Islamic groups who are questioning his standing as an ulama. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5056304&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:05:49 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/4905230&sec=focus The success of the Harry Potter books has inspired school teacher and textbook writer Khor Ewe Pin to pen a series that has now become a bestseller in the local Chinese publishing industry. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/4905230&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:07:00 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5065064&sec=focus So what are the stories and characters that are sweeping so many children off their feet? http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5065064&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:07:23 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5068650&sec=focus The liberal lifestyle enjoyed by Malaysians is at stake if they support PAS leaders who, with their flowing robes and turbans, cut deals for power and position just like any other politician. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5068650&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:08:17 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069200&sec=focus No sooner had the Malaysian Syariah Lawyers’ Association apologised to former Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin for complaining about him to the King than the apology was retracted. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069200&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:08:42 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5063571&sec=focus The arrest of a progressive ulama has plunged many Malay­sians into further despair that this country is hurtling towards an implosion but it may prove a blessing in disguise. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5063571&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:09:28 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5063375&sec=focus The traditional Malacca House is Tourism Malaysia’s centrepiece at the world’s biggest tourism showcase in east London this week. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5063375&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:10:17 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069490&sec=focus The renewed US interest in this region is fine, but how far can it really go? http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069490&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:11:39 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069959&sec=focus From KOON YEW YIN of Ipoh. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069959&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:12:37 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069960&sec=focus From KAY ARR of Penang. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069960&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:13:02 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069958&sec=focus From K.G.S. JAYARAJ of Sitiawan, Perak http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069958&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:13:24 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069962&sec=focus From DR PRAKASH of Kuala Lumpur. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069962&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:13:46 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069957&sec=focus http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/8/focus/5069957&sec=focus Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:14:40 +0800