Diversity Matters
BY DONNA BARCLAY What is diversity and why does it matter? The Oxford English Dictionary defines “diversity” as “the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds ….”. By embracing differences, we celebrate the diversity of the human experience and enrich our lives from hearing different […]
Differences can be country’s strengths: YPS
KUCHING: Yayasan Perpaduan Sarawak (YPS) Chief Executive Datuk Aloysius J. Dris said as a citizen, he would like to see the country go forward under the new Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “I am confident that we can work together despite our dissimilar views and ideologies. “These differences in fact could be our strengths […]
People need to accept their differences, says Fatimah
KUCHING: People have to be professional and mature in accepting the various differences among each other in order to come together and bring Sarawak and Malaysia to greater heights. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah emphasised that differences in race, religion, political ideologies and views should not separate […]
Sarawak different from Malaya
KUCHING: There is a need for Sarawak to explain its challenges and shortcomings to the federal government so that the latter can better understand the situation here and address it in due course. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said by doing so, it would enable […]
Find strength in differences
KUCHING: On the brink of the Lunar New Year, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg has urged Sarawakians to go from strength to strength in embracing their differences and not letting it divide them. “Our Sarawak is a place where the respective races are free to practice their culture, tradition, and religion without […]
