Spirituality and religion
My faith didn’t remove the pain, but it got me through the pain. Trusting God didn’t diminish or vanquish the anguish, but it enabled me to endure it. – Robert Rogers, American colonial frontiersman The last time I went to the temple on Thaipusam was when I was a teenager. I went with my friends […]
Nanta: GPS has no problem working with PAS
KUCHING: Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) secretary-general Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said there is no issue of GPS not being able to cooperate with PAS. “For me there is no problem to cooperate with PAS because for the last 30 months we, GPS, have been cooperating with PAS in one government, so I don’t see […]
Religion equally important to PBB
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) does not only prioritise political matters but also gives equal attention to religious matters. “Not specifically Islam but also all religions in Sarawak,” said Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. In the latest instance she said the party’s […]
Bali to deport man for dancing naked at sacred mountain
DENPASAR, Indonesia: A Canadian actor and self-proclaimed wellness guru is facing deportation from Indonesia’s Bali island after a video of him dancing naked at a sacred mountain went viral. Jeffrey Craigen posted a video of himself doing the Haka — a ceremonial dance in New Zealand’s Maori culture — while nude on top of Mount […]
A motherland is for all
Recently, I watched the movie entitled ‘Saladin’, the Egyptian version of the story about the fall of Jerusalem from the hands of the Crusaders to the Muslims, a story that was apparently based on some actual and historical context. I was drawn to what the protagonist in the movie by the same name said. Or […]
Religion not a determining factor of citizenship
KUCHING: Religion is not a determining factor in granting citizenship or identification documents, clarified Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said among the factors which could cause a child’s undetermined citizenship status were the mother’s birth certificate and nationality. “If the mother has no birth certificate, then […]
