Politics

President Suharto
Many years ago, Suharto was tried in court for alleged corruption. But he was never put on trial. The reason - poor health. Too sick to appear in court. Few days ago, he was seem in good health, walking to the polling station to cast his vote for the election. Hmm....the silence is deafening.

National Service in Malaysia
Anything that can happen happened. Fighting between groups belonging to different races, beaten up cos they refused to give protection money, seniors beat up trainee in extortion bide, girl found dead with drug, alleged molest, sexual harrassment, etc.

Troops moved in to maintain discipline among the 85,000 participants. School dropouts are no longer eligible. The NS scheme, the brainchild of Mahathir, was meant to promote national integration and reverse years of racial polarisation.

It's a tall order. My take: start small and fine tune the system along the way.