Darling, I just love your money
I’m scammed almost every day. Or, if not scammed, at the very least someone tries to scam me. Usually more than once a day. – James Altucher, American author Many of us would have posed this question on the subject of love scam. When it is so common and well-publicised now, why are so many […]
Sabah polls over, let’s move on
The goal in the end is not to win elections. The goal is to change society. – Paul Krugman, American economist By about 9pm on Saturday night, most of us could sense it was all over for Warisan Plus. At that time, Sabah’s ruling coalition garnered only 19 seats while the PN/BN/PBS grouping had surged […]
Don’t get overly excited about elections
Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate. – Orson Welles, American actor With election fever in the air, I guess many of us have been asked these familiar questions. This is how I would normally respond […]
Why the police report against PAS MP
He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave. – Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist Last Thursday, some of my colleagues in Kuching lodged a police report against the PAS Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh for his Bible remarks which were deemed […]
After Slim defeat, what now for Pejuang?
I think a leader should know how to read the people’s thoughts and gauge whether their time is up. – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, two-time prime minister I do realise it isn’t nice, unfair even, to pour cold water on a political party that has not even been registered. It’s likely to cause more […]
Why I wrote the ‘Hijack in Malaysia’ book
If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. – Stephen King, American author I returned to Kuching, a city which I’m always proud to call my beloved kampung, and spent the whole of July to write and eventually completed my book […]
Book on downfall of PH government hits bookstores
KUCHING: A book detailing the downfall of Pakatan Harapan (PH) government, entitled ‘Hijack in Malaysia: The Fall of Pakatan Harapan’ has hit the local bookstores. The 205 page book which includes a special chapter on Sarawak is written by activist and former journalist Francis Paul Siah. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Sebastian […]
Is a snap election the best option?
I’m a believer in the polls, by the way. Rarely do you see a poll that’s very far off. — Donald Trump, US President There is no doubt that there is a general feeling of unease among Malaysians. The unprecedented health crisis brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global economic meltdown and the prevailing […]
Act fast on tip-offs, banks told
KUCHING: Banks must act swiftly upon receiving tip-offs from the public in order to prevent any more attempted scams. Movement for Change Sarawak (MOCS) chairman Francis Paul Siah said he had contacted the fraud department of a banking company on May 1 concerning an individual claiming to be a student in Kota Kinabalu, who was […]
