On The Beat

A SIMPLE story can sometimes be heart-warming and uplifting, especially when it ends happily. More so when it’s real and not a fictional video, such as those created by advertising agencies for the festive season.

An Asian nation’s ascent to the top of the economic hill is causing a global superpower to quake in its boots.

It’s an environmental timebomb waiting to go off, yet, we continue to embrace it for the sake of the economy.

TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said many times, and in different ways, too, so the message is clear and consistent – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be his successor and there should be no doubt of this.

Education is that realm where wrongs are set right and learning thrives, yet, right off the bat, the new matriculation intake has found itself in murky waters.

It appears the most basic gesture – extending goodwill to the next person – yet astonishingly, it seems easier said than done.

YOU must be from another planet if you have never heard of K-pop group BTS. They are the biggest boy band in the world right now and have even been compared to The Beatles. Yes, the Fab Four themselves.

Many strange and sinister things have been happening in the country with little and often, no explanation, but it’s surely time we got some answers.

The economic future of the country looks scary, and if the young bankrupts and imminent retirees are not attended to soon, we could be in for truly tough times.

Few carriers could survive the catastrophes Malaysia Airlines endured, and yet through the trying times, it has continued to represent everything about us.

It’s trying times for the Barisan Nasional, but to become a strong opposition and represent a multi-racial Malaysia, the coalition needs to remain intact.

IT was clear from the beginning that Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong were mere pawns in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.