Botak Chin and ‘Hero’ Kulasingam

Journalism is the protection between people and any sort of totalitarian rule. That’s why my hero, admittedly a flawed one, is a journalist. — Andrew Vachss, American author I started out as an avid enthusiast when I joined the NST as a crime reporter in 1973. Together with BeritaHarian crime reporter Mohamed Nor Khalid@Datuk Lat, […]

Mourning loss of our police heroes

Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. — George Orwell, English novelist and journalist June 7, 1974 will go down as one of Malaysia’s saddest days when Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Hashim was gunned down at the Jalan […]

Political crocs and Clare Rewcastle

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. – Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright As an old timer, I often remind myself about some of the exciting stories encountered over my last 50 years as a journalist. To think of it, I first […]