Those who say that we’re in a time when there are no heroes, they just don’t know where to look. – Ronald Reagan, USA’s 40th president Eight VAT 69 Police Commandos were scheduled to parachute from aircraft over Bario on March 25 to re-enact Major Tom Harrisson World War II
He may have died of natural causes, or perhaps by accident, drowning in a river, or falling out of a tree, or dropping off a cliff face. His fate remains unknown. – Wade Davis, Colombian-Canadian anthropologist It was 3.50pm on Friday March 26, 1999 – almost 21 years to the
It’s amusing watching Astro’s “Kings of Pain” stars deliberately exposing themselves to the rigours of agony by allowing themselves being bitten by various reptiles and a variety of invertebrates. I enjoy it because I have been through many painful experiences in my 70 years of life – from the sting
Great political questions stir the deepest nature of one-half the nation, but they pass far above and over the heads of the other half. – Wendell Phillips, American abolitionist, advocate for native Americans, orator, and attorney Three years ago on January 11, 2017, fate struck a cruel blow when chief minister
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone
By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. – Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright As an old timer, I often remind myself about some of the exciting stories encountered over my last 50 years as a journalist. To
Basically, I believe the world is a jungle, and if it’s not a bit of a jungle in the home, a child cannot possibly be fit to enter the outside world. – Bette Davis, American actress Few people realise that Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding suburbs have become a
It is hard to separate the art from the artist. – Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer, and songwriter Fifteen years ago a senior police officer and his family held an exhibition entitled “Keluaga Seni” at the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur with great enthusiasm. It was a gathering of
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. – Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright Nancy Jelima was a 21-year-old village beauty when she married a young Iban soldier from Simanggang about 40 years. Her husband Lilie was
Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale. Peter S. Beagle, American novelist and screenwriter Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s proposal to upgrade ‘Ngemah Development Area’ (NDA) whose loyal inhabitants have made great sacrifices
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