The hijacking of feminism
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. – Rebecca West, British author Eight years ago I believed in what feminism stood for, which is to level the playing field so […]
It’s all about elevating Sarawak’s status
KUCHING: The change from “chief minister” to “premier” is a step to elevate Sarawak’s status as one of the four countries or regions that originally got together to form Malaysia. Safiee Ahmad (GPS-Daro) said the amendment is also important to maintain that status as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). “We adopt the concept […]
Rename DUN as Dewan Parliament Sarawak
KUCHING: The amendment to the state constitution is timely to reflect that the head of government in Sarawak is not on a par with or have the same status as the head of government of states in Malaya. “For example, Penang chief minister or Menteri Besar Selangor is of lower status compared to the head of […]
‘Premier’ correctly expresses Sarawak’s status
KUCHING: The proposed constitutional amendment to effect the change of title from “Chief Minister’ to “Premier” is to correctly express the status of Sarawak as different from the other states in the country. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, when tabling the Constitution of the State of […]
We are on the same level — finally!
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal. — Aristotle, Greek philosopher At long last! Sarawak, Sabah and Malaya are equally partners in the Malaysian federation. Never in my wildest dreams could I have thought I would get to witness this historical occasion in my lifetime. Quite a few of […]
Psychologically ‘region’ is better than ‘state’
KUCHING: Calling Sarawak a ‘wilayah’ (region) is an admission by the federal government that Sarawak is not just one of the states in Malaysia. It means that Sarawak is starting to have equal status as Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. “Calling Sarawak a region and not a state is great. […]
