IN life, continuous learning and reminders of history is important. Continuous learning is important so that ignorance does not blind us nor do we keep using antiquated methods to manage today’s life. History can make us understand and appreciate our current circumstances. History reminds us that once upon a… Source link
Read More »Live from a ‘haunted’ home
IT may have looked like a boring livestream of a man spending 24 hours in an apartment left vacant after the previous owner committed suicide. While the unidentified man may have had his own reason for doing the livestream, it was an initiative by the Wuzhong District People’s Court in the city of Suzhou in… Source link
Read More »Diabetes prevention starts with us
WE refer to your report “Health DG: Number of diabetic patients increasing every year” (Nov 11; online at https://bit.ly/3kvB17U). As stated in the report, diabetes is one of the major public health burdens in Malaysia, where nearly one in five people suffer from the disease, according to the National Health… Source link
Read More »Help Malaysian SMEs by ratifying the CPTPP – The Star Online
THERE is an unusual election happening in Melaka. It is an election without any of the conventional features of campaigning. There are no organised house-to-house visits, small-group meetings or large-scale public gatherings. Walkabouts are prohibited. Campaigning in public spaces is not allowed. However, candidates can put… Source link
Read More »Leaders must lead by example in the polls
WITH less than a week left till the Melaka state polls on Saturday, election fever is heating up. Also rising, inevitably, is the worry about history repeating itself – that the number of Covid-19 cases will spike in the country, like what we saw after the snap Sabah polls in September 2020. What is… Source link
Read More »Help Malaysian SMEs by ratifying the CPTPP
SME Association of Malaysia lauds the initiatives being undertaken by the government to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy. These measures have indeed been useful in easing the unprecedented difficulties faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) during this particularly challenging… Source link
Read More »Melaka is a matter of factions
I SHARED photographs I found on Facebook of arch rivals Datuk Seri Najib Razak of Umno and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia at the Melaka polls nomination day on Monday with a friend. “Looks like Barisan,” he said, referring to the blue Perikatan Nasional shirts Muhyiddin and his… Source link
Read More »Lifeline of being employed | The Star
JOBS are the lifeline of any economy, helping families put food on the table, generate income and create other job opportunities for our rakyat. Jobs also give a sense of pride and purpose to the lives of millions of Malaysians who contribute to the nation’s growth. When Covid-19 hit our shores in March… Source link
Read More »Time to recalibrate NEP | The Star
AS a student entering Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1980, an institution set up to promote the national language, there were some important lessons that awaited me. Its student population was predominantly Malay, nearly monoethnic to be honest. The university, aware of the racial imbalance, began making… Source link
Read More »Here comes the flood | The Star
The monsoon season is here again but with poor maintenance culture and our own indiscriminate rubbish dumping, floods will continue to be a problem. RESIDENTS living in Lim Garden, Ipoh don’t get much sleep. Especially when it rains. The sleepy neighbourhood has seen its fair share of flooding during the… Source link
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