Introduce CPR lessons in schools
Ostensibly, after months of hibernation in Winter, the first blooms herald the dawn of Spring . A time of hope and rejuvenation. A time of change for the better . Hopefully, this New Year heralds the dawn of a much more kinder, fairer, honest, gentle and equitable global community where there is more love and […]
New dawn augurs well for us
For the people in this country, it seems that after the extraordinarily long period of thunderstorms and torrential rains, the sighting of rainbows in the clouds, one of mother nature’s most magnificent and spectacular optical phenomena, a universal symbol of inspiration, encouragement, hope, promise, and which lift our human spirits, must be a divine blessing. […]
The light of reason is out!
The world has lost its towering beacon of ethics and hope! I was immensely sad to hear the inevitable confirmed . The demise of HM the Queen’. I am lost for words. As the Queen just wrote from Windsor on May 11th and June 18th, I was, therefore, more than shocked to hear the news. […]
Ethnic Dayaks make giant step forward
GAWAI Dayak was first officially recognised and celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June 1965 . It has since been the symbol of the much needed unity, hope and aspiration of the ethnic Dayak people, the majority ethnic group in Sarawak today . Traditionally after a bountiful harvest, Gawai is a thanksgiving day in all the […]
Ethnic Dayaks make giant step forward
Gawai Dayak was first officially recognised and celebrated in Sarawak on 1 June 1965 . It has since been the symbol of the much needed unity, hope and aspiration of the ethnic Dayak people, the majority ethnic group in Sarawak today . Traditionally after a bountiful harvest, Gawai is a thanksgiving day in all the […]
Amend relevant law now to protect the disabled
By Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon Many charities and voluntary organisations across the world have been suffering in this unprecedented crafty pandemic. Almost the entire world is paralysed by the invisible enemy. Fortunately for the Sarawak Cheshire Home, our supporters, the donors, have continued to give their support, for which, on behalf of the Home, […]
Sarawak St John Ambulance chairman Gawai Dayak message
KUCHING: Gawai Dayak is special because it embodies what is considered to be the essence of Sarawak, a multi-cultural community living in harmony for years, says Sarawak St John Ambulance commander Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon. He added that the renowned Sarawak Rangers, Border Scouts and Iban Trackers had a special place in Malaysian history […]
Prince Philip eminent environmentalist
KUCHING: The passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, yesterday has robbed the world of its most eminent environmentalist and founder of the conservation movement, said Sarawak St John Ambulance commander Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon. He said Prince Philip’s great interest in voluntary and charity works is much admired by all, with one […]
Let us celebrate our unique diversity
There are more books written on Sarawak in the 19th and 20th centuries than any other part of Malaysia. The Dayaks’ bravery and their rich cultural heritage featured very prominently in those books. For many of our ethnic Dayak countrymen, bejalai has always been a rite of passage. Many Dayaks have now moved out of […]
A time for bonding
Millions of Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the end of Ramadan with their families. In this country there is an incredible level of acceptance, tolerance and mutual respect in our society not always found in many parts of our much troubled, complicated, difficult and, indeed, tumultuous world. As a son of Sarawak, and the […]
