Smart villages, towns and cities for Sarawak.
A smart city is a city where humans, trees, birds and other animals can grow with all their glories, imperfections, freedom, and creativity. They are not just cities of technology…
Author Archives: Karambir Singh
Deepavali in Sarawak
For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial ‘I eat ethnic food’,…
Promises, dashed hopes and U-turns
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. – Oscar Ameringer, German-American Socialist…
Referendum ordinance for Sarawak?
The government should train and direct the people in their acquisition of political knowledge and ability, thereby enabling them to exercise the powers of election, recall, initiative, and referendum. –…
Colonialism rears its ugly head again
What colonialism does is cause an identity crisis about one’s own culture. – Lupita Nyong’o, Kenyan-Mexican actress In Wikipedia, colonialism is defined as “the policy of a nation seeking to…
Leadership by all, for all
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. – Lao Tzu, ancient Chinese…
End-of-life vehicle policy
The ELV needs to be introduced with tax incentives or carry forward tax. Car owners should be entitled to a one-time tax exemption that can be carried forward for the…
Kalimantan rising – opportunities or threats?
Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they…
Statesmanship, the Sarawak way
The Cambridge English Dictionary defines a statesman as “an experienced politician, especially one who is respected for making good judgments”. On August 22 Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun…
Sowing the seeds of hate
“First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out…