My Sinchew/ SHOWCASE

Save the party

Finally, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak can no longer tolerate the endless MCA crisis and started to step in. It may bring both positive and negative effects to MCA. It can help to resolve the crisis as soon as possible but the bad thing is, it may once again reduce the dignity of MCA, which is self-inflected by MCA leaders.


Another five things to be learned

The United States Time magazine had recently listed five things the US can learn from China.

Since Americans are so generous, Chinese people should not behave like a niggard. If Americans can learn from Chinese, then Chinese people can also learn from Americans.


Malaysia's corruption ranking dips, again

According to a recent poll, Najib's approval rating remains at 60%. It is indeed a good news. However, there are also two bad news: 74% of people are dissatisfied with the government's performance in fighting corruption and abuse of power; and Malaysia's corruption ranking had fallen to 56, from 47 last year.


Five things to be learned

Only a Chinese character “五 (five)” is printed on the cover of the latest issue of Time magazine.

Once you see a huge “五”on the cover of an English international magazine, regardless whether you read Chinese or not, sure you'll ask: What is it?


Pakatan Rakyat is facing a crisis?

According to a recent Merdeka Centre poll, if there is a by-election for the Kota Siputeh state seat, Pakatan Rakyat will have to face a setback in the 10th by-election since the 8 March general elections.


The lanterns that hang in a crumbling house

The afternoon sun shone on a row of old and shabby shophouses in Magazine Road, Penang, and an old couple was busy tying up the bamboo and sewing the banners with a sewing machine.


Diversity

With the evolving global village concept, apparently, the concept of nation state is gradually blurred. But it is undeniable that, until today, many politicians are still monopolising political and national resources in the name of nation state to carry on their long-term rule.


17 November 2009


The fun of 2012

Yes, I saw the movie 2012. In fact, I was one of those attending the movie's global premiere here. Don't worry. You can still read on, and I assure you I won't divulge the movie's ending: whether the world will be destoyed, and humanity vanishing, in 2012.


The triplets are turning 17!

In the winter solstice 17 years ago, the news of Liao Guo Feng from Kuala Geddes giving birth to triplets of a boy and two girls became a story on everbody's lips.