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No shortcuts to personal betterment

COMMENT | Ours is an odd obsession with fake degrees and fake titles

2019-02-08 14:20:00+08:00 by Nathaniel Tan

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Implement Common Bar Course as single entry point into legal profession

LETTER | The ultimate objective of the course is to raise the standards of provision for legal services.

2018-11-15 21:02:07+08:00 by George Varughese

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Corrupt educators, corrupt nation

LETTER | A healthy nation will require ethically smart and clean educators.

2018-10-29 17:29:00+08:00 by Encik TBH

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Taxi drivers taking up challenges of transformation

LETTER | E-hailing companies and taxis can coexist, so long as the playing field is level.

2018-10-23 18:04:00+08:00 by Valerie Chan Chee Ching, PICKnGO

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Is there hope for the civil service?

LETTER | It is time to bring back a civil service we can be proud of.

2018-08-16 16:38:00+08:00 by Dr Amar-Singh HSS

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Increase recruitment of minorities in DBKL

LETTER | The minorities are totally under-represented in the workforce of most public sectors.

2018-08-15 15:28:00+08:00 by G Puravindran, MiRA Party

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Four ways to reduce medical expenses

LETTER | To have good health, start with a healthy lifestyle.

2018-08-14 16:59:00+08:00 by Dr Ong Hean Teik & Choong Yoke Leng

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E-hailing rates should not be cheaper than taxi fares

LETTER | Malaysians must learn to pay reasonably for all kinds of services.

2018-07-09 16:49:00+08:00 by Chan Yet Sang

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Overturning unfair treaties is part of good statesmanship

LETTER | It is totally appropriate and in keeping with the finest tradition of Chinese statecraft.

2018-06-14 19:18:00+08:00 by Dr Ong Hean Teik

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Youth representation in cabinet a must for M'sia Baru

LETTER | Let’s break the barriers and set an example in Southeast Asia.

2018-06-14 17:47:00+08:00 by Aaron Denison

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Suhakam celebrates with M'sians the joyous conclusion of GE14

LETTER | It's a sea change that will correct previous excesses owing to lapses in governance.

2018-05-10 17:32:00+08:00 by Razali Ismail

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Why can't Dr Wan Azizah be our first woman PM?

LETTER | After all, she’s the leader of the party with the most number of seats.

2018-05-10 16:29:00+08:00 by Kua Kia Soong

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Azmin Ali’s address to S'gor and nation on eve of GE14

LETTER | Vote with a clear conscience and vote with full conviction to make the change.

2018-05-08 15:49:00+08:00 by Mohamed Azmin Ali

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Letter misattributed to Ramon Navaratnam

Malaysiakini regrets the misattribution and apologises for the error.

2018-05-05 23:29:00+08:00 by Malaysiakini

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Letter misattributed to Ramon Navaratnam

Malaysiakini regrets the misattribution and apologises for the error.

2018-05-05 23:29:00+08:00

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We the majority fully support G25's stand on GE14

LETTER | The clarion call to all eligible voters to come in full force is particularly pertinent.

2018-04-16 20:56:00+08:00 by Ramon Navaratnam

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Don't tarnish Penang Institute's name if you want to play politics

LETTER | It is best that Wong Chin Huat resign and enter full-time politics.

2018-04-11 13:15:00+08:00 by Rajesh Kulendran

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Stalled amphicoach should be taken as an ominous sign

LETTER | Even boats and ferries can sink in bad weather, what more a road-going vehicle that was made to float.

2018-03-15 15:56:00+08:00 by CY Ming

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Najib should put a stop to Kra Canal project

The canal, if realised, will make seaports in Malaysia and Singapore redundant.

2017-06-05 10:39:00+08:00 by Lau Bing

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The meaning of universities

To cultivate an intellectual tradition, we must have a strong academic culture.

2017-05-30 16:31:00+08:00 by Munif Zarirruddin Fikri Nordin

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Jakim and dietary laws

Recently the Islamic Development Department of Malaysia (Jakim) was ridiculed all the way to Europe and America, because they rejected an application for halal certification by Auntie Anne’s, and the history books got a new syllabus. Chaos ensued, even the Americans did not get so much bad press after dropping two atomic bombs.

2016-10-24 18:30:00+08:00 by Rehan Ahmad Jamaluddin Ahmad

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Some common misunderstandings of mental illness

Recently the Menteri Besar of Terengganu, Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman, denied the National Health and Morbidity Survey report that one in four residents of Terengganu are mentally ill. He clarified that mental illness refers to crazy (‘gila’) and that the statistics refers to the prevalence of mental health problem such as stress and worry that stems from stressors such as the high cost of living.

2016-10-19 15:35:00+08:00 by Chua Sook Ning

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So tell me, Malaysians, are you fans or spectators?

#Malaysia played host to the games that year, which coincidentally took place very near to where I lived.

2016-08-16 14:06:00+08:00 by Visithra Manikam

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Beauty centres are not that beautiful after all

In 2014, according to the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC), the number of complaints under wellness and aesthetics sector were 1,359, with losses amounting to over RM1 million. More worrying is that in 2015, the complaints under this sector has increased to 1,848 with losses close to RM6 million.

2016-08-16 12:15:00+08:00 by Shabana Naseer, Fomca

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Don’t be blind in our criticism of Mahathir

Fighting to get rid of an incumbent PM or government is never easy, given the massive power of incumbency. If by now we still fail to appreciate the difficulties faced by those who try to do so, we must be quite blind and ignorant.

2016-08-16 12:01:00+08:00 by Ah Beng

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Ensure minimal red tape in legalising Uber and Grabcar

'Additional red tape imposed on ridesharing will translate into cost for consumers'.

2016-08-15 19:55:00+08:00 by R Rajiv

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Operating the kill chain - triggers, morals and drones in the sky

“Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war.” - Lt-Gen Frank Benson (Alan Rickman), ‘Eye in the Sky’ (2015)

All it takes is a boffin on the trigger, then goodnight all. That is the gist of Horace Rumpole’s words in John Mortimer’s legal creation by that name - the ever direct barrister who finds himself acting in a court martial in Germany on behalf of a British soldier, member of the famed Seraphs.

2016-08-15 13:23:00+08:00 by Binoy Kampmark

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Don’t speak for Palestinians because they’re Muslims

The debates about the Israel-Palestine conflict re-emerge with latest Olympic incident, in which an Egyptian athlete refused to shake hand with his opponent from Israel.

2016-08-15 11:27:00+08:00 by Satees Muniandy

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Those who sent letter to Unesco must take responsibility

Dr Lim Mah Hui and his colleagues from the Penang Forum who sent the letter to the Unesco World Heritage Centre in Paris, France without first going through the local and regional heritage conservation authorities must understand one thing. Dialogue is always open to all NGOs as well as the public for feedback to the government of the day on matters of the state.

2016-08-14 16:06:00+08:00 by Chris Lee Chun Kit

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Letter to Unesco is to protect world heritage site, not to delist it

Newspaper headlines reported that Dr Ang Ming Chee of George Town World Heritage Inc (GTWHI) suggested that Penang is at risk of losing its Unesco World Heritage Site status because of a letter submitted by Penang Forum to Unesco over the Penang transport masterplan requesting an advisory mission and impact assessment of the proposed transport plan.

2016-08-14 14:48:00+08:00 by Penang Forum steering committee

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