My right arm has been cut off
I don’t think that my kind of journalism has ever been universally popular. It’s lonely out here. –Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author It is exactly seven days today that I lost a buddy and a great colleague. There is no one like him. I am not sure if I will ever come across […]
Karma — what goes around comes around
Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results. –Sakyong Mipham, American-Tibetan monk Do you believe in karma? I do. It simply means good or bad luck which results from one’s actions. Our intent and actions influence our future. Good deeds […]
No joke! Smart and stupid katak?
Political frogs cause instability as they make people mistrust and despise politicians. They alter the political equation and neglect to honour the voting public that put them in power. – Mariam Mokhtar, columnist I have always believed that party-hopping or ratting is nothing to be proud of. It’s something that a politician would want to […]
Stopping ‘katak’ and ‘monyet’
The only way a man can remain consistent amid changing circumstances is to change with them while preserving the same dominating purpose. – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 At the rate governments are falling, one could be excused for concluding that the country is undergoing grave political instability. […]
Mentor or tormentor?
Only the foolish would think that wisdom is something to keep locked in a drawer. Only the fearful would feel empowerment is something best kept to oneself, or the few, and not shared with all. – Rasheed Ogunlaru, acclaimed life, business and corporate coach What would you do if, after hardly three months or so, […]
Right decision by Sarawak
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. – Marie Curie, physicist Critics have been proven wrong. They predicted that Sarawak would blindly abide by the decision of its “federal masters” to implement the conditional movement control […]
Give an inch and they’ll take a mile!
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill, British prime minister from 1940-1945 I am taking a break from Covid-19 to concentrate on the Rohingya issue this week. These displaced people are hitting the headlines again in the local mainstream media and social […]
Staying in touch
No one is above the law. That is the basis. – DATUK SERI ISMAIL SABRI YAAKOB, SENIOR MINISTER AND DEFENCE MINISTER I miss my routine morning teh tarik sessions with my buddies at the Mamak. I miss the spicy teh masala in particular, roti canai, roti bom, roti telur bawang, roti sardin, roti cheese, roti […]
Hair-raising decision
Sarawak does not have to follow the federal government’s decision 100 per cent. The opening of barber shops has been the talk of the town now, which personally I think should not be allowed to open for the time being. – DATUK ABDUL KARIM RAHMAN HAMZAH, YOUTH AND SPORTS MINISTER I have been tearing my […]
Strict post-MCO measures must go on
Activities just cannot return to normal for at least six months after the MCO period. This is because asymptomatic or mild cases may linger within the community. – TAN SRI DR ISMAIL MERICAN, FORMER HEALTH DIRECTOR GENERAL This week’s column is longer than my previous ones. So please bear with me. I’ve heard that […]
