God is my best friend. I talk to God every day. And no one can tell me how to talk to God — not no imam, not no priest, not no rabbi, no pastor. – Unknown I have a confession to make. I know next to nothing about the Catholic
It is the common people’s duty to police the police. – Steven Magee, engineer What is the most important task of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)? Ask a layman that question and this will be the most likely (and sensible) response. The main role of the IGP is to lead
Politicians never keep all their promises. – Michael Moore, American filmmaker It was Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who established Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chapters in Sabah and Sarawak in 2019. Mahathir was the powerful Bersatu chairman then. Here was a man who will not hesitate to exert his power,
Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing. Without stable shelter, it all falls apart. – Matthew Desmond, American sociologist The rich giving to the poor — that’s a normal act of kindness and charity and the right thing to do. The more affluent have been helping the less fortunate, ever
I think the government and political parties reward their employees based on corruption, and not based on performance. If not, why all of them are corrupt and under-performing? – De philosopher DJ Kyos, artist, author and motivational speaker Umno today is a pale shadow of its former self
A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President A doctor friend in Johor Baru asked me last month why I have given up hope on the
English is the language of science, aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a multinational company within your home country or of finding work abroad. – Unknown In an interview with a national paper last Sunday, former Deputy Prime Minister Tun
Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love. – Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church Let me share a delightful episode. With the gloom and doom hovering over us these
I am … for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents. –Thomas Jefferson, third US President Media practitioners like myself have always
People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell, English novelist By and large, I had had a good working relationship with the police in Sarawak in years gone by. From the late 1970s to early
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