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Thu, Feb 23, 2012

OnPointe

OnPointe

Fixing our healthcare system

Posted on 23 February 2012 - 03:17am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

"WHEN you're older, this is where you spend all your money," said the couple next to me as they compared my one purchase at the pharmacy to their bags of medication and vitamins.

Who will care for our old?

Posted on 9 February 2012 - 03:18am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

“I’M four years old and seven months,” she blurted. Funny how at that age, you know exactly how old you are and every additional month counts. Once gravity hits, things change. Rarely do you hear someone say I’m 35 and a half. On the other hand, I know of a few people who have the power to stop the clock claiming to be 59 for many years, citing “Age is just a number ...

Disclosure of assets and ethical leadership

Posted on 25 January 2012 - 08:21pm
Last updated on 26 January 2012 - 09:06am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

"ROTTEN Parliament” was the name given to British parliamentary elects after more than half the MPs were found guilty of over-claiming expenses. Some appealed stating that they did nothing wrong and that what they did was within the legal parameters of the system. In other words, the system allowed it.

Balancing the scales

Posted on 11 January 2012 - 05:57pm
Last updated on 11 January 2012 - 11:54pm

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

FLIP-FLOPS are the new protest symbol in Indonesia. In response to a guilty verdict handed to a 15-year-old for stealing a pair of $3 sandals from a police officer, over 1,000 used flip-flops have been dropped off at a police station in an initiative by the National Commission on Child Protection.

Dream that became a nightmare

Posted on 29 December 2011 - 03:14am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

YALE law professor and writer Amy Chua, midfielder Yossi Benayoun, singer Rihanna, designer John Galliano, football coach John Terry and student Alexandra Wallace, to name a few, have either been chastised as racist or have had to bear the brunt of derogatory remarks in the past year.

It seems that the overarching theme of 2011 besides the obvious economic uncertainty, multiple g

Wisdom of foresight

Posted on 15 December 2011 - 03:17am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

A FEW years ago there was a landslide along Jalan Duta after a downpour. For weeks it was covered with tarpaulin and sealed off with cautionary tape. It was alarming and personally worrying. Each year there are mini landslides, erosion and siltation around the Damansara Heights-Jalan Duta area.

Reading the tea leaves

Posted on 1 December 2011 - 03:16am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

A CHANGE in the political system, the release of 230 political prisoners, the halting of a US$3.6 billion (RM11.6 billion) Chinese-funded dam project, silence in the face of criticism, and extending an olive branch to Aung Suu Kyi all add up to an equation of reform and change for Myanmar.

Humanising development

Posted on 17 November 2011 - 03:18am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

DURING the Rugby World Cup, a major highlight was the Te Rauparaha’s war chant – more popularly know as the All Blacks Haka. This pre-game tradition has been in place since 1905 and belongs to the Ngati Toa tribe.

Universality of human rights: Challenges

Posted on 3 November 2011 - 03:16am

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

THE issue of human rights is very much contested and everyone from former prime ministers and IGPs to migrant workers, civil society and even you have opinions on the issue not just in terms of what freedoms you should have but what others should too.

Our 99%

Posted on 20 October 2011 - 03:18am
Last updated on 20 October 2011 - 08:27pm

Natalie Shobana Ambrose

MANY in the US have taken to the streets asserting that they are the 99% of America who are not pleased at the power and influence of the financial sector and corporations.