Staying afloat with Sarawak O&G
Federalism should be able to maintain unity among all. But this does not mean that we should boycott regional voices and the voices of ethnic groups. – Khil Raj Regmi,…
Author Archives: Jimmy Adit
Ego can cost GPS eight Bidayuh seats
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. – Ronald Reagan, 40th…
GPS better take control of its cyberspace
Social media will play an important role come the 12th state election, expected in 2021, and the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has been reminded to take the effectiveness of…
Honeymoon is over, time to defend this state
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over….
It’s the Iban ego that’s hampering our progress!
EGO weakens the Dayaks; we are our own greatest enemy because we let our hearts rule our heads: Dr Rundi (New Sarawak Tribune, May 26, 2019) I have not seen…
The ai pengayu tastes bitter this Gawai
Celebrating Gawai Dayak is fun. Families get to come together, to drink the ai pengayu (the longevity tuak) at the stroke of midnight and thereafter celebrate the way you know…
‘Ada padi ada beras’ – Nancy has been sowing empathy
Sungai Bulu in Batang Sadong is Sungai Buluh today. I have not been there to see how different it is from the days when I knew it to be Sungai…
State’s right to exist is now threatened
It was in 2016, and Zuraida Kamaruddin had just been banned from entering Sarawak again. The national women’s chief of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) had been turned back at immigration…
The de facto Law Minister comes to town
When Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong said he was going “to closely monitor the resolution of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) on matters pertaining…
Sarawakians would love to see them in court
With growing vigour Malaysians continue to debate the failed Bill that was proposed to amend Article 1 (2) of the Federal Constitution. For most Sarawakians the furor is understandable as…