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Youth course aimed to provide leadership skills, motivation

BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: The Youth Leadership and Organisational Management Course took place at the Civic Centre here on Thursday (June 8). The course was jointly organised by the Mukah Division Office of the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Entrepreneur Development and the Mukah Parliamentary Youth Organisation. According to Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine, the […]

The power within us

To See a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a WildflowerHold Infinity in the palm of your handAnd Eternity in an hour – William Blake, English poet In my last column I said that your will determines your path. That as you will something into your life, you actually attract it and […]

The power of belief

 If you have but the faith of a mustard seed, you shall move mountains. — Neale Donald Walsch, American author We underestimate the power of self-belief we have in us to be able to change just about anything — within us or outside of us. Though it is a buzzword that is bandied around in […]

Single mum’s son motivated by PM’s visit

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Little would Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin have expected that his visit to a single mother here would motivate her son to continue to do well in his education.  Mohammad Azuwan Hassan, 26 – a master’s programme student from the Faculty of Science and Technology Resources in Unimas – said Muhyiddin’s visit gave him the spirit and motivation to continue to excel in his studies. He has two years left to finish his studies.  “He (Muhyiddin) is a people-centric person and his willingness to go down to the ground to visit us has really touched us.  “It has opened my eyes on how concerned he is towards the problems faced by the people in Sarawak,” he said.  The prime minister met several residents at Kampung Sindang Baru during the Ziarah Prihatin programme here today (April 2).  Meanwhile, Mohammad Azuwan’s mother Selha Slet, 68, who lives with her five children, said she is so happy to have met Muhyiddin.  “Before this, I always saw our prime minister on television, but now I am so glad to be able to meet him in person for the first time.  “This will be the sweetest memory for me as the prime minister himself came here to visit our home,” she said.  Selha does not work as she needs to take care of her grandchildren and a child with disabilities.  She receives assistance such as the Senior Citizen Assistance of RM500 and Disability Allowance of RM450 per month.  Among those present were Muhyiddin’s wife Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Minister of Welfare, Community, Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah, Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang, and Sarawak Social Welfare Department director Noriah Ahmad. 

‘Datuk’ title a great motivation

KUCHING: Saratok MP Ali Biju, who has been conferred the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah award, which carries the title ‘Datuk’, says this will motivate him more to work harder for the nation and the people. Ali, who is Federal Energy and Natural Resources Deputy Minister, was conferred the award in conjunction with Federal Territory Day, celebrated […]