Politics the art of deception?
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. – Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet premier from 1958 to 1964 I was quite amused by a video clip which I received in my WhatsApp group a few days ago about a Kenyan lawyer and activist Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba […]
National Day not the time for partisan politics
KUCHING: Politicising issues such as on the National Day will only divide citizens and compromise the spirit of unity among the multiracial community in Malaysia. National Council of Professors (MPN) Senior Fellow Datuk Dr Jeniri Amir urged political parties to therefore steer clear of any racial, religious and state-related sentiments in Malaysia. “We need to […]
Youth in politics: opportunities and realities
‘A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.’ – Winston S. Churchill, former British Prime Minister. THERE is something to be said about young people being given positions of power. At the same time, there is also something to be said about having valuable experience and the […]
Some unexpected unisons in Malaysian politics
SIBU: Politics in Malaysia is highly unpredictably now that there is every possibility that anything can happen. According to the president of Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh, in politics there is every possibility what on earth one can expect, especially pertaining to the UMNO’s Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and […]
Between humility and ignorance
This is from page 281 of Frank Knight’s 1950 presidential address to the American Economic Association – an address titled ‘The Role of Principles in Economics and Politics’ – this address is slightly modified and reprinted in the 1956 collection of several of Knight’s papers and speeches, On the History and Method of Economics: “I […]
Youth-seniors combination in mainstream politics
My article today is about the country’s youth and their participation as well as their integration into the country’s political arena where their elders or seniors have been entrenched for a long time. By political participation, I refer to a broad range of activities through which people develop and express their opinions on the world […]
Mahathir slammed with disagreement
KUCHING: Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah disagrees that two-time former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad should be the prime minister again. He said with due respect, his wish is for Dr Mahathir to leave active politics totally and be a statesman for present leaders to seek […]
Charting collisions and collusions
But aren’t we battered and bruised by collisions and collusions between reality and reminiscence. – David Eagleman, American neuro-scientist The philosopher-militant cried “si vis pacem, para bellum,” (Latin: “if you want peace, prepare for war”). Thus began the lifelong journey of reality and reminiscence evidenced as a typical collision of and a collusion of values without being […]
GE15 could be held early next year, predicts political observer
KUCHING: The 15th General Election (GE15) could be held early next year instead of at the end of this year. Political observer Datuk Peter Minos, in making this prediction said there is now less pressure on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to call for the national polls. “After the conviction of former prime […]
Press secretary loves her demanding job
KUCHING: It is common knowledge that the next career move for a journalist in Malaysia tends to lean towards politics such as being a Cabinet minister’s press secretary. One good example is Syeliza Basri, a former TV3 and Bernama journalist for 11 years, who is now the press secretary to Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, the […]
