Why Not?

THE road from Kepala Batas to Pinang Tunggal in mainland Penang is decent, until it becomes narrow. A turn-off leads into an even narrower road, wide enough for just one car. Then the path is just a hard-packed gravel track.

LAST week, we celebrated a couple of important days. There was Nurses Day on May 12, and then there was Mothers Day on May 14. Both were significant, with the nightingales feted everywhere on Friday and children flocking to be with their mums on Sunday.

There’s a heatwave in some states. And it’s pouring in others.

More than 1,000 prisoners are being freed early for Raya in a magnanimous move. But it might be better if we could use the remainder of their terms to benefit society instead.

CAN there ever be such a thing as an honest politician? Can these two words even be in the same sentence?

For more than 40 years, the country has been torn apart, mostly by politicians. Now is a time – and a chance – to heal the wounds. There is no place for those who want strife.

A PAIR of elephants went ambling around a housing area in Kluang, Johor, tearing down the fence of a house before moving on. That was two months ago.

IT’S quite frightening. Our hospitals are in deep trouble.

Piety is one thing, being dirty is another – and the two should not mix. But mix they did at the Thaipusam celebrations in Penang.

Giving aid to those in need is indeed an honourable deed, but it’s stupid if you give when you don’t have enough yourself. And it’s downright illegal if you give to get something in return – like votes.

IT’S Jan 14, a special time for Indians all over the world.

IT’S the end of 2022 and what a year it has been – bitter disappointments, tragedies, tornadoes and the annual floods. But there has been relief, and some heart-warming stories too.