The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. – Thomas Paine, English-American born political activist I have written numerous stories of natives at war but few people realise the role of a group of “unsung” Chinese heroes. For decades the urban society took
Is that what death would feel like? The nicest, warmest, heaviest never-ending nap? If that’s what it’s like, I wouldn’t mind. If that’s what dying is like, I wouldn’t mind that at all. The British Gurkhas soldiers have a motto that goes, “Better to die than be a coward!” Similarly,
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
As our beloved nation celebrates Malaysia Day on Sept 16, 59 years after the formation of Malaysia, we urge the federal and state governments to remember and recognise the selfless contributions of the Sarawak Border Scouts. – Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry secretary-general Libat Langub For years I have
We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing. – R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist In the past 40 years I have travelled the length and breadth of Sarawak and believe it had
I believe that nothing should be taboo – no theory or prejudice should close one’s mind to a discovery. – Henry Moore, English artist Aristocrat “Semagat” Jacobus was not only mentor of the small “Memaloh” tribe, but was involved in recording its disappearing culture. Like high priest Onyang, Jacobus was
Part 3 I think – I do think that we have to have a secure border. We need to make sure that people are, in fact, documented. But that doesn’t mean that we threaten people’s lives. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician and activist Indonesia’s Kalimantan Barat (KALBAR) is a multi-cultural
Part 1 This success is … unparalleled. According to the military intelligence at that time … it saved … RM1.5 billion in operational expenditure. — Datuk Seri Alli Kawi, former deputy commissioner of police, Sarawak I have numerous stories of police heroes which remain buried in the pages of my
If a minor has a passport of another nation such as Indonesia or the Philippines, it means he already has a nationality and the application for citizenship will not be able to proceed under Section 15A of the Federal Constitution. — Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing
Orangutan babies are like human babies – helpless. — Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologists Even though we are an educated community, we continue to read about our students having to climb trees to obtain better internet communications. No wonder some town folk in the peninsular seem to think that we Sarawakians
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