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If you want to have your say immediately, use your cellphone. SMS your comments to The Star on topics and issues related to general news, business and sports (include name/ pseudonym): Type STAR NW (or BZ or SP) followed by the message (of up to 140 characters) and send to 39993. This is a free service. However, normal mobile operators’ network charges apply. > Ire at coupons parking
People living or working in Petaling Jaya were not sufficiently informed of the implementation of the new coupons parking system. Even the authority in charge was not sure when the system would be implemented. Except for the lady selling the coupons in street corners, everyone else was kept in limbo. Please do not keep us guessing. MBPJ encourages green living but is the new coupon parking system environmentally friendly? – PJians > Tragic loss
Sadness looms over the news that a religious school was gutted in a fire. I hope the authorities will get to the bottom of this. – MAM > Hit harder by fuel price
Contrary to popular belief, higher petrol prices hurt the owners of small cars more than those who own expensive, higher engine-capacity cars. The expensive cars with higher engine capacity nowadays are more fuel-efficient. Petrol prices should therefore be subsidised for owners of cars with smaller engine capacity. – M. Geneshadeva > Follow the rules
It is sad that food truck operators are not following the guidelines provided by the authorities. They should trade in designated areas and not in parking lots meant for motorists. – Thomas Foo > Where’s the price tag?
The authorities should check for traders who do not display price tags on their goods. Fine them or forfeit their goods. –Q & A > No comparison
A tobacco worker can find a new job if retrenched but someone with smoking-induced lung cancer cannot change bodies. While the loss of jobs may seem unfair to those affected, the tragic loss of life from smoking is a disaster of far greater proportion. – Orang Tinggi > Don’t tax, please
Retrenchment compensation especially for those above 45 years old should not be taxed as it will be hard for them to get a new job. > Gender option
With the frequent reports of sexual assault on e-hailing rides, it is high time to provide a “driver gender” option when making a booking. – JS > All the same
Vietnamese workers came to the rescue of woman in a burning shop at Penang Road. Not all foreigners are bad just as not all locals are good. We should stop demonising others based on nationality, religion or race. Under God’s heaven, we are all the same. > Screening camps
While we sympathise with the Rohingya refugees, we don’t want terrorists and murderers in our midst. Our Government must set up a refugee camp to screen them first.