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Clock is ticking for more reforms
THE popular adage reads, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But in Malaysia’s case, there’s a lot that needs to be fixed.
Never-ending battle against graft
IT is a mind-boggling number, but have we become so desensitised to corruption that even when it is revealed that Malaysia lost RM277bil to graft, barely an eyebrow is raised?
Make your voices heard, KLites
KUALA Lumpur residents are among the most vocal in the country when it comes to matters directly affecting them or impacting their neighbourhoods.Just ask the 11 MPs who have constituencies in Kuala Lumpur – they have their hands full with demanding yet well-informed electorates.And that is why it is surprising that the review period for the Kuala Lumpur Local Plan 2040 (KLLP2040) has received a rather lukewarm response from KLites.
Exploiting the generosity of M’sians
A regulatory body is needed to oversee charity organisations to prevent fraud and provide support to genuine NGOs.
A stretch too far
The process of obtaining the Unesco World Heritage Site status is a lengthy and complicated one.
Financial comfort upon retirement
MY father retired from the civil service way back in 1988 and when he celebrated his 90th birthday last November, he achieved the milestone of having been a pensioner for the last 35 years – equivalent to the number of years he spent in service.
Plugging Padu loopholes
Once the government rectifies flaws in the database hub, billions of ringgit in subsidy leakages can be channeled to the right groups.
Spreading the Christmas cheer
JUST as we wind down and look forward to the year-end holidays with Christmas celebrations and welcoming in the New Year, the looming spectre of Covid-19 threatens to spoil this festive season.
When tigers and humans collide
If state and federal governments don’t act and have the courage to conserve forest reserves, the Malayan tiger will share the same fate as the Sumatran rhino.