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Author: Francis Paul Siah

Sarawak has no place for fanatics!

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject. —  Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister So, what did we witness over the past few weeks? As if the never-ending political upheavals (now, we also have to add in the tension in the Malacca election)

UGLY POLITICS IN MALACCA

Politics has always been ugly to me, and yet I accept that as a fact of life. — Billy Graham, Evangelist The battle lines are now drawn and it is clear that politics in Malacca is ugly, particularly at this point in time. Let me be honest and state that

Stop the political headhunting!

When you make a choice, you change the future. —  Deepak Chopra, author I was happy that Parti Raykat Sarawak (PRS) deputy president Datuk Joseph Salang acted immediately to pull the party together in the wake of the passing of president Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing last Sunday. As

An altar boy’s tribute to Father Chua

I was an altar boy, which I loved and am very proud of. It was strict, but also really nice. —  Michael Keaton, American actor I was watching the Denmark Open at home in Kuala Lumpur when the news of Reverend Father Datuk Lawrence Chua’s passing came in on Sunday

Barbara Bay — a woman of substance

A woman of substance is a woman of power, a woman of positive influence and a woman of meaning. – Anon The best Facebook post I’ve read over the past few days has to be the story about Madam Barbara Mendu Bay, easily Sarawak’s most well-known woman patriot, social activist,

When the opposition warms up to Azalina

Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing. – Bernard Baruch, American financier When Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was appointed Special Adviser to the Prime Minister last week, there was no hue and cry from the opposition or from the public at large. No, we

Sarawak Cancer Centre is a necessity

Cancer is only going to be a chapter in your life, not the whole story. – Joe Wasser,  medical doctor All of us will surely know someone — a family member, a friend or an acquaintance — who had succumbed to cancer. It is very difficult to see a loved

Let us not politicise education

The political parties don’t fight over whether education is important. They know it is. —  Bill Harris, entrepreneur Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal’s lamentation on the lack of job opportunities for graduates is not something new. The growing number of unemployed graduates or graduates having to apply for jobs meant for

Are we prepared to live with Covid-19?

These so-called bleak times are necessary to go through in order to get to a much, much better place. – David Lynch, American filmmaker We have been told that we have to live with Covid-19. The coronavirus will not go away and is here to stay. For how long? Only

Tokyo Paralympics ends, Malaysia stands tall

Children with special needs come into our lives, leaving footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same again. – Inspirational Quotes The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics has just ended, after 12 days of competition among the world’s best Paralympians. I have to say that the pandemic lockdown has its