Just by chance, I was talking to an old friend of mine on Thursday and the subject of ‘married couples’ in employment cropped up. It was an interesting topic, so we somewhat indulged further and see what was the conclusion. Since she was the owner and MD of the company, there must be something that she [...]
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By Andy Yong
Across Malaysia, there are about 150 municipalities of which the community pays various taxes and charges. Malaysian taxpayers are the true stakeholders of the municipalities although they have no say in their jurisdiction of discharging duties and expenses.
Local councilors are appointed under the Local Government Act, 1976 (Act 171) (”LGA”) [...]
A foreigner travelling through Malaysia will definitely vote us for the best hospitality. Why? Because as far as I can remember, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) have been voted by the world - 5 times consecutively with the best cabin crew. And to top the slogan, if you are a frequent international flyer, you would know that our international flight code [...]
Last Friday, 23 May 2008 was the last day of Term One in my son’s school. So it was customary for me to go and visit the teacher to collect his report card and to hear some of the feedback that the Class Teacher have for my son. I always look forward to these sessions as my wife [...]
By Andy Yong
The National Islamic Students Association of Malaysia recently commented that the uniform worn by girls at Government schools is sexy and will “encouraged rape and pre-marital sex”.
Please be logical before making such comments. Sisters in Islam said that something must be seriously wrong with men if the sight of school girls in their [...]
Last Friday, after a short stop in Penang to see how the Tzu Chi Foundation did their relief and aid programs to Burma and China, I headed up to Alor Setar, Kedah to help reorganise the Kedah Youth members. This was in the wake of the sudden retirement of one of our long time colleagues [...]
By Andy Yong
It is generally assumed that it is the highest, if not the only, purpose of law is to do justice. We now have a vociferous response to judicial appointments as the prime minister has proposed to set up a commission of the same. In addition many are still wondering what would be the [...]
Tun M has done it again. Leaving the dominant partner of the BN coalition UMNO today sometime after 12 noon. This round it was voluntary, back in 1969, its was forced by circumstances – what a brave move! I wonder what’s the strategy behind his move this round. Was it really for the good of [...]
Wesak is a sanskrit abbreviation of the word ‘Vaisakha’ meaning 5th month. But Buddhist around the world uses the word ‘Wesak’ not to designate any month but one particular day – the full moon day of the 5th month.
The first public holiday in the world celebrating Wesak Day originated in Malaya. In the year 2500 [...]
On 16 May 2008, the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) make available public the reports into the VK Lingam case. Publish under 4 volumes of report comprising 2900 pages, each at least 2 inches thick. For that combine 8 inches of papers, that will set you back about RM540. I bet the ‘green movement’ people will be [...]
