Category: Opinion

Fair game for the tobacco endgame

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times. – Mark Twain, American writer Amid

Genesis of a grisly tale

People speak sometimes about the “bestial” cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel

My Iban book

If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it. – Toni Morrison, American novelist

‘Political donations’ easily abused

We need real finance campaign reforms to loosen the grip of special interests on politics. – Tom Daschle, ex-US Senator What is political donation? According

Under siege

We remain essentially a nation under siege. – Theodore C. Sorensen, American lawyer The political trench warfare is still in full swing in Malaya. The

Is self-defence a crime?

A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defence. – Woody Allen, American Film personality Sometimes people are tempted to think that the country’s laws

Freedom to comment on the judiciary

The independence of the judiciary is always suspect when judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and not by the People.

Miracle of the blind pastor

Miracles happen to those who believe in them. – Bernard Berenson, American art historian From an island of inter-tribal wars and the legends of giants

The Awakening – Sarawak Day

The following few sentences in the Sarawak Government Gazette ushered in a new beginning for Sarawak. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5