Josie M Fernandez

COMMENT It will undertake research, intelligence gathering, preventive measures to combat crime and corruption, independent of the government.

Concern that M'sia is lagging behind on some MDGs.

Francis Xavier touched many lives.

Balik kampung will lessen due to urbanisation.

Every person is his [or her] brother’s [sister’s] keeper.

Charitable bodies linked to politicians have the potential for corruption.

Ethics and objectivity are conspicuous by their absence.

It's more fruitful to foster political and social change.

Where are the legislation and plans to ensure their safety?

A just healthcare system is being taken over by profits.

There are hundreds of street kids in KL alone.

The embrace was thorny and brief, the unhappiness deeper.

Not everyone is having a ball in South Africa.

Gov't has moral obligation to ensure nation's food supply.

Culture of secrecy must be replaced with one of openness.

 

 

It doesn't take much for a chemical disaster to happen.

We have been reduced to shoppers in a consumerist society.

‘Election expenses are like an iceberg - only the tip is visible.' And here much remains in the realms of mystery.

In an interconnected global village, we cannot escape the fury of nature.

The use of the media for political ends is not a recent phenomenon in Malaysia.

We do not have a safety net to address the problems faced by the poor.

Visionary leaders like the former president of South Africa have changed the understanding of leadership. There is much that Malaysians can learn from him.

The National Integrity System is showing cracks and weaknesses.

Money is an essential resource to sustain democracy through competitive politics. But where it comes from could make or break the system.