Brothers donate blood
MIRI: Two brothers were among blood donors who donated their blood on Saturday. The brothers are Wong King Sieu (47 pints) and Wong King Tiong (37 pints). According to Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Miri District Miri Blood Recruitment Committee deputy chairman Karambir Singh, 51 participants have initially registered for the blood donation drive — 13 […]
Volunteerism in Covid-19 era
Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another. – Erma Bombeck, American humourist Time, or a moment in our life, once utilised cannot be revisited and is irreversible. From this perspective, it is a precious and priceless […]
‘Ke sana, ke sini’ politicians
You don’t have to disrespect and insult others simply to hold your own ground. If you do, that shows how shaky, your own position is. – Red Haircrow, African-American writer, educator, psychologist and filmmaker The Covid-19 virus has, as we all know, exacted a huge toll on lives, jobs, families and the economy worldwide. Governments […]
22 blood donation drives since March 25
MIRI: The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Miri District has organised 22 blood drives since March 25. Out of the 524 people who have registered to be a blood donor, 489 have successfully donated their blood. “We would like the public to carry on coming over for the next few weeks … because we need to […]
Adapting to new educational norms
Views on my channel increased by 127 percent in the last few days – especially the science experiment videos. I usually get 10 to 15 subscribers daily but since the MCO, I’m seeing 50 to 100 sign ups every day. – Norhailmi Abdul Mutalib, science teacher and blogger The Covid-19-induced MCO has caused major disruption […]
Life will never be the same again
Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death. – World Health Organisation Have you planned properly what you are going to do after the MCO? Do you have […]
Let’s ramp up IR4.0
We are moving towards IR4.0 which is going to be the economy throughout the world. Thus, Malaysia should provide training to the people in order to match the demands of IR4.0. – DATUK PATINGGI ABANG JOHARI TUN OPEN, CHIEF MINISTER The importance of technology in all its forms is playing an important role in managing […]
Steep learning curves
Always be prepared, expect the unexpected. –ANONYMOUS We are 28 days into our movement control order (MCO) and have another 14 days to go if there is no extension. These past 28 days I am sure have been a challenge for us as individuals. However, for the Sarawak government and the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, […]
One for all, all for one
The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity — or it will move apart. – FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, USA’S 32ND PRESIDENT Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno, a Latin phrase meaning ‘One for all, all for one’. […]
Musings on ‘Stay at Home’
When you’re in a crisis of, you know, tremendous proportions, it’s beyond any human capability to control, you just make the best decisions you can, and you just hope that your intuition is correct. – RUDY GIULIANI, AMERICAN POLITICIAN, ATTORNEY, AND PUBLIC SPEAKER We are now into our 14th day of the movement control order […]
