Beatrice Thomas

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The Fremantle Markets farce

The deteriorating state of affairs at the Fremantle Markets is nothing short of farcical.What started as a dispute over the awarding of a new lease to the Murdoch family, and later rent increases of up to 300 per cent, has...
Wed, November 25, 2009, 10:17 am WST
The Government's plan to neuter councils

If Planning Minister John Day gets his way, pretty soon every new hotel, apartment complex, pub, restaurant or house worth more than $2 million (or $1 million in the country) in your neighbourhood will be built following approval from not the local...
Thu, October 15, 2009, 9:46 am WST
Drain on your dignity

I have a newfound appreciation for western-style flushing toilets. It may seem like a strange thing to acknowledge but these are the things that you come to be thankful for when they're suddenly, unceremoniously taken from your life....
Mon, September 28, 2009, 1:59 pm WST
I'm over swine flu, what about you

Malaysia has H1N1 fever. The public information campaign on swine flu has almost reached paranoia in this country. Now, I acknowledge that swine flu is a nasty virus that, according to World Health Organisation, has affected more than 300,000 people...
Mon, September 21, 2009, 11:45 am WST
On exchange in Malaysia: a journo's tale

Do you want to spend a month working at a newspaper in Kuala Lumpur?What about if your flights and accommodation are paid for? And some extra money to travel around Malaysia while you're there?Is it OK if you go next week?In the words of Meg Ryan in...
Wed, September 16, 2009, 12:58 pm WST