Is this right?
Art Harun
As all of us would have experienced nowadays, in this beloved and blessed nation of ours, there are 3 types of news.
Firstly, there are news which make us laugh. These are news the comedic value of which might be slightly higher than 5 episodes of Blackadder put together. This genre is represented by the recent news about some bright spark in some education department coming up with the 1 Toilet program.
Secondly, there are news which make you cry. Like the news today about a 3-week old suspension bridge come a-crashing leaving one student dead and 2 others missing. This is sad because in this day and age – where we have the tallest twin tower in the world; we have sent a man to space; we have a F1 team etcetera – we can't even build a proper bridge for students to cross safely. A life is gone and 2 more lives are potentially in peril.
Thirdly, there are news which take the cake. These are news which make you unsure on whether to laugh or to cry. Or both. An example of this category of news is a NST report today. Among others, it says:
