Sexism vs racism vs religionism
I have always been asked in my life’s journey from a teacher to running my business, if I have even been discriminated against because I am a woman. My answer always was discriminated on account of my race and religion yes, but never because I was a woman, and never at the work place, or […]
Give mothers right to pass citizenship to children
KUCHING: The government has been urged to look into amending the Federal Constitution to give mothers the same rights as fathers in terms of passing citizenship down to their children. Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) legal advisor, Chua Kuan Ching, said to resolve the disharmony, the matter needed to be heard in court as […]
Identity politics a rejection of Sarawak’s multiculturalism, multireligious foundation
KUCHING: Identity politics — mainly the rise of political Islam in Malaysia — is an explicit rejection of Sarawak’s multiculturalism and multireligious foundation, says Prof Dr James Chin of the Asia Institute, University of Tasmania in Australia. He said this also led to active discrimination of Sarawak’s indigenous people if they are non-Muslims. “The key […]
WHO should ask all countries to recognise WHO-listed vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) should ask all countries to recognise all types of Covid-19 vaccines that are listed by WHO, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the guidance from WHO should serve as a reference for all countries as every brand of vaccine recommended by the world […]
Sarawak, Sabah discriminated against in 2021 Budget
KUCHING: Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen said Sarawak and Sabah were discriminated against in the 2021 Budget. He said this was despite the “king-maker” role played by the state and the fact that the Perikatan Nasional government had appointed a Minister of Sabah and Sarawak Affairs. “The operating expenditure allocated for the Sabah and Sarawak […]
The cry for autonomy gets louder
I think, my own personal view is there should be higher and higher levels of autonomy; government should not interfere in setting up colleges, in running colleges. The market, the society will decide which is a good university, which is not a good university, rather than government mandating. – N. R. NARAYANA MURTHY, INDIAN IT […]
