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  • The never-ending rape of the Camerons

    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. Cameron Highlands is one of the most prominent hill resorts in the country. It is famed for its quaint colonial bungalows and resthouses, tea plantations, vegetable farms ...

  • Rebooting our racial quotas

    How about combining good old quotas with trendy KPIs for a different effect? MY dad was a police officer. During the Emergency, he was the Special Branch officer in the communist-infested area of Labis and Segamat, Johor. He was a handsome young man but lonely as he was shunned by the local Chinese for being ...

  • Real leaders leave gracefully

    One of the hallmarks of great leadership, be it in sports, business or politics, is knowing when to let go. It did not end the way diehard fans had hoped for but the goodbye for the ...

  • Schools should promote diversity

    AT a seminar last year, an officer from the Malacca education department pointed out that the prospects of school-leavers who studied in Chinese national-type schools were unlimited. In fact, they enjoyed a distinct advantage, especially in securing jobs involving trading with China and overseas/ cosmopolitan Chinese. Taking a non-political and non-legalistic view, I must disagree for Chinese ...

  • Reconnecting with the homeland

    #Ok Bah! is a regular column on Sabah and Sarawak that starts today. In the lingo of these states, Ok Bah! is the equivalent of the ...

Movie Review

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven

On paper at least, Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven looks like a powder keg lobbed into a burning building. Considering the current global sociopolitical context, making a film about the 12th-century war between Christians and Muslims for control of Jerusalem would seem a ... ...

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  • Long time to deliver medicine

    I AM one of those fortunate to be able to receive my regular supply of medicine through the post. Since December last year, the Port Dickson Hospital would send me the medicine, prescribed by its specialist, once a month via Pos Laju. I usually receive the medicine one or two days after it is sent. On April 17, the usual package did not arrive. The pharmacist in Port Dickson called me on April ...

  • YBs must walk their talk and stop hill destruction

    MY brothers who left Penang to settle in Australia 20 years ago expressed dismay when they went around Penang island ...

  • Social and mainstream media are like bread and butter

    I HAD an opportunity to strike up a wonderful conversation with a group of youths recently. We talked about almost everything under the sky, especially with regard to ...

  • Discipline key to performance

    I FULLY agree with Razif Sidek (pic) on the need of discipline for anyone who wants to do the nation proud as reported in the ...

  • Philippines could face difficult time over remittance reliance

    MANILA--For the past five years, the Philippines has dodged the recession plaguing the developed world mainly because of the billions of dollars sent home by some 10 million Filipinos living or working abroad. But the picture is no longer that rosy. Last week, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP or central bank) reported that in March, remittances from overseas Filipinos grew at the slowest ...

  • What to do when you cant back down

    Beijing was quick to condemn the "barbaric act" by the Philippines. On the other hand, however, it reminded Manila of the "one China" policy, under which Taiwan is not to be treated as a state, and hence President Benigno Aquino should not apologize to either President Ma Ying-jeou or to the government of Taiwan. After Aquino said he would be guided by the "one ...

  • With long road ahead Myanmar cannot yet claim reform success

    BANGKOK--An official visit to the United States by Myanmar President Thein Sein this week should not be regarded as a celebration of the success of reforms in Myanmar. The job is far from finished, with many tough challenges still to be tackled, with no guarantee of success or ...

  • Xi Obama meeting coming at right time

    It was officially announced by both China and the US yesterday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with US President Barack Obama in California on June 7 and 8. This meeting will be somewhat "unofficial" because it will take place as Xi travels to three Latin American nations. Most interpretations of this visit have been positive; stating that it reflects that the Sino-US ...

  • Analysis Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising

    President Barack Obama makes a statement next to Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius about contraceptive care funding in the press room of the White House in Washington, February 10, ...

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