your say We had English-speaking civil servants after Independence but today we have educated graduates who can't converse or write in English. Can we afford to have a tunnel vision?

On Dr M decries being held to ransom by language extremists

Dev Anand: He may have been tough on how he ran the country but on some matters, it is difficult not to agree with him. Dr M may have been the leader that made the policy change for Maths and Science to be thought in English and he may have his reasons for it, but if we were to look at the scenario at hand, we have graduates who can't speak English, or for that matter write and narrate in that language in this day and age.

We have 18-year-old kids who can't speak a word of English or even read and write in that language. Dr M may have been a strict disciplinarian but if one were to look at the wisdom of his policy, one will eventually see a new generation of youngsters who can take on the world because of their mastery of the English language, which is the bedrock of science and technology.

But do we see it that way? We see it as a betrayal of the national language. We fail to realise that we are ourselves the main obstacles for the advancement of our future generations just because we feel that the task ahead is difficult and the language that it is being taught is difficult. Well, if we say it is, then it is.

We had English-speaking civil servants after Independence but today we have educated graduate civil servants who can't write and converse in English. So isn't Dr M right on this one?

On Audit: PKFZ cost to balloon up to RM12bil

Maniam: Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat says the opposition will be disappointed that the government has released the PKFZ report. No Minister, the public will be horribly disappointed (but maybe not be surprised), if no follow up action is taken or no culprits are brought to book.

After all, Port Klang Authority chairperson Mr Lee Hwa Beng said his report to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is in no way against anyone. Then why lodge the report?

Also, the facts to the multi-billion-ringgit scandal has been known for ages, only that the report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was delayed. So why lodge a report to MACC now?

Minister, all these indications are hogwash and whitewash. Malaysia lagi boleh!

On EC: No more deaths please

Kumar Krish: I am lost for words here. Naturally, a candidate would only contest in an election if he is of sound health. If he somehow finds out that he would die of a heart attack, logic dictates that he would naturally pull out simply because the demands from and workload of an elected representative could lead to fatality.

So what are the candidates suppose to do now - go on a strict healthy vegetarian diet?

Candidates could also die of other causes such as:

1. accidents

2. death in police custody

3. falling prey to snatch thieves

4. murder

What then Mr Election Chief would you suggest? Curfew, avoid the police, employ bodyguards, wear bullet proof vest?

On Gobind: Where are Kugan's killers?

Thirunahaikarasu: Why is the DG Health not taken to task over the post mortem reports, followed by proper ethical procedures?