Hey, don’t mix us up!
As we now enter what is supposed to be a ‘New Malaysia’ era with a new government in place, has anything changed to make me feel more Malaysian? I wish so, but I doubt it. – Francis Siah, columnist Last week, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba made a boo-boo when at the […]
Year end or next year, any difference?
We have no choice, if we don’t do it now, after five years automatically the State Legislative Assembly will be dissolved. – Tan Sri Dr James Masing, Deputy Chief Minister I was invited to a Zoom discussion by some friends last week to give my views on whether the Sarawak government should delay the 12th […]
Are you working for a best employer?
Employee loyalty begins with employer loyalty. Your employees should know that if they do the job they were hired to do with a reasonable amount of competence and efficiency, you will support them. – Harvey Mackay, American businessman and author A news portal article caught my eye yesterday. Gamuda Bhd is the sole Malaysian company […]
Thank you — for giving us TVS
Thank God we’re living in a country where the sky’s the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television. – Joan Rivers, American comedian Six months ago, sometime in early May, when I received news from a contact in Putrajaya that Sarawak would most likely succeed in obtaining […]
Policy change to ensure share of timber wealth
If you manage to stop the timber industry from cutting this forest, they’ll cut that forest. If you stop oil drilling here, they’ll go drill there. – Woody Harrelson, American actor I have been following the statewide PBB mini-conventions closely. In previous years, the party held one single major convention, usually in the state capital, […]
Same old, same old
When you have a general election result you don’t like, you don’t have another general election. – Nicholas Soames, UK member of parliament Some things never change. The Sabah state election dust has hardly settled and Sabahans are now made to witness another critical situation — that of the race for the chief ministership. But […]
So YBs, bila agi …
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 Some of you might have guessed it right! My topic for this week is reflected in the heading — about not overstaying your political welcome. Very soon we’ll […]
High time for anti-hopping law!
What we would all love to see is a little more moral backbone in our elected representatives. This is easier said than done, with millions and millions allegedly being dangled as inducements. – Nathaniel Tan, coordinator of social movement Projek Wawasan Rakyat (POWR) After about 28 months, Sabahans are forced to go through another state […]
Umno, you heard us loud and clear
We need steel spines, not weak knees when it comes to political independence. – Dianne Feinstein, American senator No offence meant. When Sarawak leaders and citizens recently reiterated their stand on Umno — one-time lynchpin of the country’s ruling Barisan Nasional coalition — that the party is not wanted here, it shouldn’t be interpreted to […]
What I want from my wakil rakyat
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. – George MacDonald, Scottish author What are your expectations from your parliamentarians and state assemblymen? What should be their role as a wakil rakyat? I am asking because the 12th […]
