Let’s not wait any longer! Make LRT a reality
The car has been the most popular method to travel within cities, small towns and rural areas in the past several decades including in Sarawak. With the increase in population…
Author Archives: Jeniri Amir
Wealth inequality: A time bomb if unchecked and allowed to fester
ANALYSIS On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, 26, a street vendor who was originally from a village, set himself on fire outside the governor’s office in Tunisia. Despite the difficulties…
The workings of Kaul as practised by the Melanaus
Kaul is essentially a presentation of offerings in the form of food and other items put in “serahang”, a woven receptacle on stilt, and placed at a certain spot on a…
MIC and MCA could face fight or flight situation
ANALYSIS MIC and MCA have given the Barisan Nasional (BN) supreme council an ultimatum — make sure secretary-general Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz doesn’t show up on Friday or they…
Press freedom still a head-scratcher in Malaysia
We are supposed to embrace a new Malaysia now that Pakatan Harapan (PH) is in power with press freedom as one of the aspects that we should enjoy. After all,…
We want more action, less rhetoric please
A promise is a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen. A promise is not to be broken but to be fulfilled….
Social and economic inequality in Malaysia
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Monday last week said Malaysia’s wealth must be distributed equally among all races. The data shows that the average Malaysian has a gross…
Cleanliness: What’s wrong with Malaysians?
Cleanliness is a state of purity, clarity, and precision. – Suze Orma, Personal Financial Guru Marie Kondo, a Japanese organising consultant and author in her famous maxim said, “The objective…
On your mark, get set, go! The race has begun for GPS
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The often quoted maxim by politicians and historians, including Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, is most likely credited…
Let’s inculcate the reading habit in M’sians
On the very first day of school on January 2, Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik urged parents to inculcate good reading habits in their children. The call was timely and…