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Agency that mistreats maids must be severely punished

THE demand is there, but the supply is short. In a situation like this, it is a matter of time before the unscrupulous agencies and syndicates come up with novel solutions to make desperate employers happy. And their own pockets full.

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PAS should accept public rejection of its puritanism

ALL sane and responsible people understand the need to live by certain ethical values and moral standards. Malaysians, generally, have never been an “anything goes” people.

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It’s high time we had class, not crass, in Parliament House

THE general election is around the corner, and it is a matter of time before the current Parliament is dissolved.

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Strong signal that spirit of the law must resonate with letter of the law

THE uproar over the sentences meted out to former national youth squad bowler Noor Afizal Azizan and electrician Chuah Guan Jiu back in August was understandable.

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For evil to triumph, powerful countries need do nothing

THE hideously spiralling, lopsided violence in Gaza is a tragedy of vast proportions and a travesty of international politics.

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Let’s go back to what this nation was supposed to be

THE birth of this nation as the Federation of Malaya more than half a century ago was a moment of unparalleled joy. This came from the advent of the country as a sovereign nation and everything that it represented.

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Paying heed to our conscience

THE line that separates what is legally wrong from what is morally right is sometimes hard to determine when compassion has to compete against rules and regulations.

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MACC and PSC should work closely and carefully

THE Public Services Commission (PSC) has confirmed that it may penalise civil servants who had been investigated or are being probed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Com­m­ission (MACC).