Author: Karambir Singh

PMX fires shots across the bow

Irresponsible statements are not acceptable because we cannot deny the fact that Malaysia should be peaceful and orderly, developed by Malays, Chinese, Indians, the Dayak, Iban, Melanau and Kadazan ethnic groups and others. – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim I would generally joke that it is time to buy popcorn, sit

The dark side of smart cities

I have previously written about the importance of smart city initiatives as an innovative way to address the challenges of urbanisation, sustainability, and liveability.   However, as with any new technology, some potential challenges and drawbacks must be considered.  One of the primary concerns of smart city initiatives is privacy.  As

Building smarter cities, together!

In today’s world, where cities face unprecedented challenges, embracing technology to transform services is no longer an option but a necessity. Smart city initiatives are increasingly becoming popular worldwide as cities face the challenges of urbanisation, sustainability, and liveability. These initiatives leverage technology and data to optimise the efficiency of

Disruptors: The visionaries, mavericks, and future-makers

You don’t have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream. – Michael Dell, American billionaire businessman Disruptors are the game changers, the trailblazers, and the rebels who challenge the status quo, shatter the norms

Celebrating love, romance, affection and friendship

Where there is love there is life. – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political ethicist who advocated nonviolent resistance Happy Valentine’s Day to you! I hope love and affection is all around you. Valentine’s Day, a day for love, a time for couples to show each other how much they care and

The way forward via a ‘circular economy’

More often than not, solutions need to be systemic in order to cultivate meaningful and lasting results. ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth A circular economy? Yet another term that most people should become familiar with and become common knowledge. There is an increasing reference to this terminology

A legal legend and public servant

If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers. – Charles Dickens, English writer and social critic In an era when many prominent personalities are remembered for all the wrong reasons, we occasionally come across some who leave an indelible mark for all the right reasons. Based

Education — what next?

We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation — rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher Our education

Entering 2023 with trepidation?

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. — Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host and actress Across the world, the world’s eight billion people have turned a new chapter. Having gone through a trial by fire for the last three years has toughened up some

Cartoons and contention

Many of my cartoons are not a belly laugh. I go for nostalgia, the lump in the throat, the tear in the eye, the tug in the heart. – Bil Keane, American cartoonist It is said that laughter is the best form of medicine. Watching cartoon movies, reading cartoon books