Malaysiaku, Negaraku

  I wish to respond to a letter from Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) published in the Letters section of the newsportal.  Allow me to say first that, there are two issues with the refund: 1) I cancelled the ticket on May 20 2026 after I decided to take Aeroline to Penang instead, but till now, the refund has not been processed. While I can understand that maybe KTMB has a policy that the money will only be refunded after two weeks, or one month, whatever, as dictated by themselves. Previously, I had another issue but the refund into the e-wallet came in within a day or two, which helped me with the re-purchase of  the tickets. Why the delay now is something I would not like to see happening, especially when... 2) I requested that the refund be made into the bank account from where the money came from. The refund would be meaningless to me, if it is paid into the KTMB e-wallet, as I will no longer be using KTMB services unless there are really no other options availab...

  Let me clear about this: When I provided all my feedback including telling Anthony Loke, the Minister of Transport about the poor services provided by KTMB Electric Train Service (ETS), it was to make sure that he fixes the system before it gets onto the nerve of others.  For me, it's a done deal. I have had enough of the nonsense I experienced with KTMB's Komuter Services back in 2003-2006 when after setting up a shuttle service, I was actively promoting the use of trains for both staff and students.  Back in those days, train delays --and what was worse -- was train breakdown when we had to be on our wits end to find our own alternative transport to get to work on time. KTMB staff was liveless, and never empathised with their clients. All they knew was make the annoucement that the train had to be cancelled because of a train breakdown.  Even a few years ago, when I was taking KTM Komuter from Seremban to my home in Kuala Lumpur, I was greatly disappointed with t...

Mengadap Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj, Sultan dan Yang di-Pertuan Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan, serta segala daerah takluknya. Ampun Tuanku, Beribu-ribu Ampun, sembah patik mohon diampun. Patik, seorang rakyat jelata yang kerdil, dengan penuh rasa hamba dan takzim, menyusun sepuluh jari memohon limpah perkenan Ke bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku untuk mengampunkan segala salah dan silap patik, serta menerima sembah rayuan yang terbit daripada lubuk hati sanubari masyarakat Cina di Negeri Selangor ini. Ampun Tuanku, Tujuan utama patik memberanikan diri mengutus warkah ini adalah untuk memohon keampunan dan belas kasihan Ke bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku bagi pihak komuniti Cina di Selangor. Sesungguhnya, patik mahupun majoriti masyarakat Cina di negeri ini bukanlah ahli politik.  Kami memohon agar kewujudan dan kesetiaan kami dapat dipisahkan sama sekali daripada pertubuhan-pertubuhan politik sepert...

At a time when the country is facing unforeseen global economic uncertainties as a result of the war in the Middle East, two former PKR lawmakers have decided to leave the party whose platform they have used to contest and won in the last general election. I am speaking as one, like most of you, who thought that in Rafizi Ramli we have a future Priime Minister worthy of our support. However, in recent months, his efforts to destroy the very efforts he had put in to contribute to the Reformasi movement, has caused me to scrutiise his actions. The last thing both he and his deputy Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad should do is to vacate their parliamentary seats. By vacating their seats, they would most definitely force another two by-elections in the two constituencies - Pandan and Setiawangsa.  Burden to the poeple   That would mean the voters in these two constituencies would have to go to the poll stations again, amidst the economic pressures that they are already experiencing, now both R...

  This morning as I was parking my car here, I noticed this lady who was sweeping the street, when everyone else was having their breakfast at the mamak restaurant just a stone’s throw away.  A thought came, “What about just saying a word of ‘Thank you’ to her?” I decided I must do it even though the thank you costs hardly anything — just a few minutes of my time. When I decided to take a picture of her, while in action, she immediately stopped, and asked, “Why?”  She appeared to be worried that someone may be complaining on her. After all, this is their fate. They work, but hardly anyone notices, but when the road is dirty, people just know how to complain, complain, and COMPLAIN!  To me, my feedback to the local authorities is nothing but just a feedback. It only becomes a complaint if it is not being attended to, and the problem becomes an issue if it is dragged on for too long. Once it becomes a big issue, it goes even to the press.  For me, because I care f...