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 I am beyond disappointment over the cancellation of Beyonce’s Concert.

If is was cancelled due to pressure from ” well meaning Malaysians” over her attire. I think we may need to rethink the entire system.

If you concerned about her dressing, the guidelines are there to make sure she dresses accordingly.

If Fergie and Avril Lavigne can abide by our dress code. I’m sure she wouldn’t have a problem.

If you think Beyonce’s concert will erode our morals, why not ban TV and the internet ?

There are hundreds of images of people dressed in all sorts of attire.
So what is this group of people doing watching bodies bared in all their glory on TV and youtube but asking to ban beyonce’s Concert ?

And if you think her dressing is against certain religions and eroding the rakyat’s religious beliefs, what about snatch theft, rape, drug abuse and the like ?

Those, too clearly go against any religious belief.
But i don’t see any group protesting against these.

each time an entertainer announces his or her intention to have concert here, there are group speaking up about their attire.

I’ve seen this with Rihanna Avril Lavigne, The Black Eyed Peas… the list goes on.

I don’t think attending 1 two-hours cencert watching performances clad in attire that conforms to the dressing guideline will erode people’s beliefs.

Finally,  I think that given the wat stars are invited to come for the concerts here and then have them cancelled for trivial reasons, Malaysian will soon have to go to neighbouring countries to catch these concerts.

KK
Seremban

I suggest the government use the budget wisely to maintain and upgrade its war inventory to ensure the safety, security and sovereignty of nation.

Is it poor maintenance or is it because of age and / or fatigue that the weapons and equipment are breaking down frequently?

Defence equipment should be maintained so as to ensure their operational availability at all times. i do not think the government can afford to neglect the country’s security.

I hope the publicwill not object to new purchases and consider them as a waste of public funds.

No one should ever think that having a strong defence is a waste of public funds. It is needed for the defence of the country so that we can enjoy peace and prosperity.

The budget on safety and security of a nation should be in line with the overall spending that the country can afford. We do not need a large amount of defence equipment because we do not have any intention of starting a war with our neighbours. However , we need a strong defence force so that we can defend ourselves.

Transparency in expenditure, however , is a must.

With this , I believe the public can accept it.

Let past experiences be a lesson to anyone who is greedy.

Commander ( RTD)

Dr Tan, Petaling Jaya

New Straits Times

I am responding to V.W.’s letter of Johor Bahru. ” It’s too taxing for students” ( NST, Oct 12)

I ‘m an upper sixth student in a premier school in Kluang, Johor, that has implemented the new longer school session for Form Six since January. I couldn’t agree more with V.W.

I believe the ‘ masterminds’ who proposed the new schooling hours for Form Six pupils had the noble intention of making Form Six schooling on apar with the matriculation colleges in the country.

However, they failed to take into account many other factors before implementing it.

These ‘masterminds’ have ignored the fact that most schools offering Form Six classes do not have hostels, unlike matriculation colleges.

Many of us travel long distances to attend school and we wake up as early as 5 am to catch the school buses, unlike matriculation students who stroll to their lecture halls or tutorial rooms. Can you imagine how tiring it is to wake up so early and return home at almost at 5pm ?

We do not have air-conditioned lecture halls which would help us avoid the heat and fatigue of long hours of schooling. Yes, we do get an hour’s break, but where are we supposed to rest?

Our counterparts can go back to their hostel for a nap or a refreshing shower. What about food? Our parents have to folk out more money for us to buy food but our counterparts get free meals.

It is easy for bureaucrats at the Education Ministry to look for something ” new” to implement without taking into account other people’s proplems.

They stand a good chance of getting promoted although we have to suffer long hours in stuffy classrooms.

If these educators really want to place Form Six on a par with matriculation, why don’t they scrap the present examination-oriented Form Six and replace it with an evaluation system adopted by matriculation colleges?

Longer Form Sic hours are window dressing. Just do away with in.

S.M.
Kluang

New Strait Times

I recently started watching this very interesting programme tittled Jejak Rasul aired over TV3 at 6pm every evening.

As an Astro viewer, I rarely watch our local television programmes and, therefore, missed out on this very informative programme.

Though it is a ramadan programme, it should prove equally interesting to Christians as it depicts many places as well as tombs of well known people from the Old Testament.

I have been watching TV for over 50 years but I have never seen such an in-depth documentary  which allows us to view ancient treasures in the comfort of our home.

I hope TV3will consider giving a re-run of those of us who missed it.

Thanks to TV3 and its producers for this splendid documentary.

Adrienne Tan

Petaling Jaya

New Straits Times

Every week when I go back to my hometown in Taiping, Perak, I go to the puduraya bus terminal in Kuala Lumpur first.

I also go to Pudu to buy a ticket to go back to Malacca because I’m a student in a public university in Malacca.  I am surprised to see so many immigrants from Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philipines in the area.

I have seen some of them trying to take other people’s bags. I think the authorities should seriously look into the presence of these foreigners.

I am unhappy with the large number of illegal immigrants in Malaysia  because I think they are a significant contributing factor to the increase in crime and other social issues.

These foreigners come to Malaysia to find a job to support their families but they also get involves in criminal activities.

I think police and Rela should be more focused on the illegal immigrant issue.

Nurul Halifah Hamiruddin

Taiping

New Straits News

The recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri saw the worst traffic crawl in both directions leading to the bridge near Kampung Bukit Kuang, Kemaman.

For the residents of Chukai and nearby areas, they have endured almost similar situations throughout the year.

The bridge was built in the early 1960s to replace a ferry and served the people very well right up to the 1990s.

Now, with the tremendous increase in the number of users of that stretch of road, the bridge can do longer serve its purpose effectively.

It is high time that a new bridge was built alongside it to make driving both safer and comfortable across the river.

Sirdirahaza, Kemaman.

New Straits Times

I am an Indian expatriate living in Malaysia for many years.

Recently, after the prime minister announced Malaysia’s proposed venture into Formula One racing, many Malaysians expressed their fears about going into motor racing and asked if the money should not be spent instead on projects that would benefit more ordinary Malaysians.

I am writing this letter exactly one day after the 15th consecutive successful launch of Indian’s PSLV  rocket ( Polar satellite Launch vehicle), which sent seven satellites ( one Indian and six foreign satellites) into lower earth orbit. This achievement and success was not achieved by India overnight : The very first launch of the PSLV rocket in September 1993 was 1 failure, but since then, Indian has learnt from its mistakes and all subsequent launches have been successful.

When India ventured into high tech areas such as apace exploration and nuclear weapons, many countries and many Indians also criticised the country for doing so, again arguing the money could be better apent elsewhere. Now , of course, everybody is praising Indian for its initiative.

Malaysian is certainly not a poverty-stricken country, it can afford to spend money on high tech and high tech-based ventures. I appeal to Malaysians to look at the F1 venture with optimism and with pride.

S.J.B. Jawahar

Pasir Gudang

New Straits Times