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I REFER to the letter, "Regular checks" (NST, March 8), by the director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation, which was in response to my letter, "Why give them special treatment?" (NST, March 2) and the letter, "Need to tighten rules", (NST, March 4) by M.A. of Shah Alam.

I REFER to the report "Roping in icons to promote reading" (NST, March 3). Inviting local personalities to promote reading to the young is a good strategy.

I READ with concern the report, "More lawyers caught" (NST, March 4)

I REFER to the letter, "They became MPs due to party", by Mansor Puteh (NST, March 9). The writer is right in saying that the last general election was a wake-up call for Barisan Nasional.

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in a speech to the Sin Chew Media Group's Chinese New Year celebration, spoke about a united Malaysia with the people embracing the values of 1Malaysia. He also spoke about the need to accept diversity.

I REFER to the report, "Bar Council on top of things, says president" (NST, March 4). The report was informative and would allay fears that people have about seeking legal services due to exorbitant fees and a delay in settling matters.

I WOULD like to applaud T.L.T. ("Go for regular eye tests" -- NST, March 8) for encouraging everyone to have his eyes tested for glaucoma.

I REFER to the letter, "Teach them finance in school", from Yu Kin Len of Petaling Jaya (NST, March 3). His contention that young people these days are unable to manage their finances is only half the truth.

THE letter by Wan Mohamed Salih, "Clear petty traders from Taiping Lake Garden"(NST, Feb 9), has my support. I have seen the goings-on from the New Club to the end of the road. There is now a sort of pasar malam there.

BRANCHES of trees in busy roads and expressways breaking off and falling onto roads during thunderstorms is a common occurrence. It is frightening for motorists to be held up in a traffic jam near big trees when there are strong winds.

IT pains me to see the squabbling in MCA, especially since this has been going on for so long.

CIVIL aviation authorities should make it an offence for passengers to use handphones in aircraft after the doors are closed for departure.

THOSE who have been to Europe, the United States, Japan and Australia find that people in these countries like reading. It is part of their culture.

IPOH: A crowd gathers outside the gate of the Fook Cheng Khoong temple in Bercham daily in the hope of getting four-digit numbers from a shadowy vision which appears in a cave nearby.

IPOH: A lorry driver in Taman Bercham Baru has been forced to leave his five children unattended at home as he goes out looking for work. And angry neighbours are threatening to report him to the Welfare Department.

MIRI: Several measures have been adopted in the drought-hit interior parts of Sarawak as the state authorities and the rural population struggle against the onslaught of the prolonged drought brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon.

AMRI Yahyah scored twice and set up a goal as Selangor trounced Premier League side Pos Malaysia 5-1 in an FA Cup quarter-final first leg at the Selayang Stadium yesterday to book their semi-final berth.

TO put it in a nutshell, Malaysian tennis remains stagnant and has been so for several years now and there's no telling when it will come out of its comatose state.

IT has now emerged that the national Under-21 side's "Slovakia Mission" is nothing more than a string of friendly matches.