The JKKK is nobody’s political vehicle. It was never meant to be one and it is still not one until today. What it does is deal mainly with village welfare matters. It regularly takes care of the general cleanliness of the village; decide when to hold a work party, matters
Malaysia is in the middle of a whirlpool of problems and that means the PH federal government has its hands full. From the outside, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is worried about threats of trade sanctions. The US-China tariff war has Malaysia trapped in the middle while powerful European
Lim Guan Eng calling Sarawakians ‘greedy beggars’! That’s the second time the word ‘greedy’ is used on Sarawakians. The first was on April 1, 2018 when Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Sabah and Sarawak would only progress at a faster rate if the politicians in the state were less greedy.
Tun Dr Mahathir calls it Shared Prosperity Vision 2030; I call it Special Purpose Vehicle 2030. Be it ‘vision’ or ‘vehicle’, both come down to SPV 2030, but while one is a pipe dream the other is a slick way of playing with gullible Malaysians. As a ‘vision’, SPV 2030
In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. – George Orwell, English novelist and essayist, journalist and critic Bukit Semuja is a hot seat, not because of
Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide. – Ice Cube, American rapper From day one of GPS’ formation, the coalition has been in the bad books of the Pakatan Harapan government. Why? Because the outcome of GE14 did not
Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future. – John F. Kennedy, American politician who served as the 35th president of the United
The time is long overdue to stop looking for progress through racial or ethnic leaders. Such leaders have too many incentives to promote polarising attitudes and actions that are counterproductive for minorities and disastrous for the country. – Thomas Sowell, American economist and social theorist Malayans are becoming more
They (Iban trackers and rangers) were specialists in tracking communists in the jungle because of their experience in hunting animals in Sarawak jungles. – Lt Col (Rtd) Robert Rizal Abdullah, recipient of Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB), the nation’s second highest military gallantry award Quite a lot has been said about
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg did not mince words on Sunday when he asked Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng to fulfil his end of the deal. It’s one lousy deal. Can’t recall similar deals made in the past between the federal government and any of the states
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