KRISTINE is upset with the delay in getting her Streamyx broadband connection transferred from her old home to her new residence last year.

She went to TMpoint in Titiwangsa to make  arrangements for the port to be relocated and was told that it would be done by Dec 15.

THE Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) condemns the recent attacks on several churches. Such an act is  contrary to the clear principles and values of all religions, and can affect the harmony and unity of this country.

As usual, more than a million Hindus and spectators, especially tourists, will be converging at major Lord Murugan temples nationwide, especially the Penang Waterfalls, Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur and Gunong Cheroh in Ipoh, Perak.

JESSICA had to rush her sister to the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) on Dec 11 last year – and was perplexed by some of the hospital's policies in treating patients.

She says a nurse requested her to pay for the MRI scan and X-ray before they were conducted on her sister at the emergency ward. "I wonder why the hospital could not let my family settle the fees when my sister was  discharged."

VICTIMS of sexual harassment are not likely to receive meaningful recourse for their complaints if they go to the Labour Department.

MISGUIDED anti-palm oil campaigns will only harm Asia’s poor. Such misguided campaigns by celebrities and activists lack understanding of why forest and the orangutan are being lost.

Contrary to anti-palm oil campaign claims, various analyses find that poverty is the root cause of deforestation and orangutan population loss. The evidence is clear that if you want to reduce environmental degradation, the best option is poverty reduction by giving allowing people – especially in poor rural communities – a sustainable livelihood.

APART from catching stray dogs, what are local councils doing about stray cats? Stray cats roam the neighbourhood looking for food and shelter, becoming a nuisance when they leave their droppings  all over.

Their faeces bring flies to the houses – this is unhygienic and is a health hazard.

RECENTLY, I noticed a friend had packed food in plastic and then transferred the food into a container
as he was going to an event that did not allow food to be packed in plastic and polystyrene.

I was told they do this as it was not convenient to bring a container to pack food. Therefore, they pack the food first in plastic and transfer it to containers.

THE Education Ministry should impose new guidelines on government schools and if possible, private schools, governing outdoor activities – with a new student protection law, policy or committee under the ministry’s surveillance.

It must stress that schools and learning institutions must contact and personally engage with a student’s parents or guardians in allowing a student to perform or participate in an outdoor activity.

The current system of giving out letters of announcements and agreement should be stopped immediately.

The recent budget may have brought cheers to many but sadly, it was a big blow for the civil servants and especially to the Congress of Union of Employees in the Public And Civil Services.

The Cuepacs president has been assuring civil servants time and again that the government has indicated positively to its request for a bonus payment.

Many civil servants were utterly disappointed when there was no announcement of a bonus.

Even if they do not experience the congestion, delays and overcrowding on a daily basis, they are probably  familiar with the situation and can talk for hours on the causes and effects.

Presumably, anyone assaulted during this event should lodge a police report for the assault.

Yet the hullaballoo is just amazing.

Yes, this was a bad thing. But, it hardly is anywhere near the end of the world.

It is not our practice to reply to criticism or praise – on the articles and commentaries we carry in the CPI website. However the accusations by Malay Mail columnist Rusdi Mustapha warrant a rebuttal.

His column makes a number of unfounded allegations, the most scurrilous of which are: