Author: Karambir Singh

You can make Sarawak safer, practise 5R

The beauty of the term “Sarawak First” is that it can be used for many positive actions which can benefit all Sarawakians. The practice of 5R is one such positive action. 5R! You might ask? Well, it is the updated version of 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) which I am

Moving forward, amending the Sarawak Constitution

The Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and all matters arising from it, is a continuous source of news and is becoming ever more part of the fabric of everyday conversation and politics in Sarawak. Rightly so, because of its importance to our future. Great courage but at the same time, great

Broken promises and forgotten loyalty?

Several days ago, the term ‘running dog’ popped into my mind. ‘Running dog’, you might ask? Oh, no! Not another article about dogs running around with rabies. Well, not exactly. You see, many years ago, a Chinese friend of mine used this term in a certain context to refer to

Be an intelligent donor

Open the newspaper and you will frequently come across a charity fundraising event and it is the same on social media. Requests for donations nowadays come pouring in through many channels. Fundraising has become an important activity in our community over the years. It helps to fulfill a very useful

Beware the termites, they work from within!

Rats, snakes, cockroaches, sharks and many more… it seems the animal and insect metaphors in relation to politicians are on the rise. The latest one, ‘termites’, was unleashed last Wednesday in Marudi by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg when he very firmly stated: “We don’t want termites

Supremacy, the road to hate and destruction

Last Friday, while with a few friends in a coffee shop I received a video in one of my chat groups showing the barrel of a gun with shots being fired at people. I initially dismissed it because it looked like one of those combat type video games. Then my

One for all and all for one

Wikipedia defines a frog as “any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order ‘Anura’” (scientific name). Anurans (frogs) come in several types, shapes and sizes such as bullfrog, tree frog, flying frog, leopard frog, pickerel frog, spring peeper, ranid, tadpole, polliwog, toad,

Giving the best service to the people

Several years ago our State Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani urged public sector employees to adopt the Sarawak government civil service motto “An Honour to Serve” as their guiding light. He advised them to apply this in all their daily tasks. The official web portal of

Neighbours from hell

Are our homes our castles? Are they not meant to be our sanctuaries, our safe havens? Are they not where we can just be ourselves and enjoy the pleasures of life? Are they not meant to be where we can be with our families to spend quality time with them

Digital entrepreneurship for all

E-business, e-commerce and digital entrepreneurship – these terms are splashed almost daily all over in our media. Very rightly so! These are going to be one of the main pillars of economic growth in Sarawak as announced by our Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. From time to