Coping with the Big C – a mother’s story
KUCHING: The Big C, cancer, is often spoken about in hushed and fearful tones – a daunting disease that everyone hopes to never have to go through, be it in themselves or their loved ones. Cancer is not only a challenge in terms of high treatment costs but also in terms of the physical and […]
Share your expertise, academicians urged
MUKAH: Academicians have a responsibility toward the society besides carrying out their duties at their respective institutions of higher learning. Politeknik Mukah (PMU) director Dr Zamzam Mohd Walid said academicians should contribute and share their expertise/skills with the society in jointly finding for solutions to issues. He noted that during Covid-19 pandemic, small and medium […]
Recipients share vaccine experiences
BY PENERANGAN KUCHING: Vaccines can reduce the adverse complications of Covid-19, thus it is vital to ensure that we are all vaccinated. The type of vaccine is not important – what is important is achieving herd immunity to reduce Covid-19 infections in our community. Here are the experiences of some vaccine recipients. Hopefully, their stories […]
The most preferred seat in paradise
BY DATUK MOHAMMAD MEDAN ABDULLAH Celebration of fathers: Wishing all fathers’ Happy Father’s Day. The following traditional saying says a lot about mother’s love and father’s love: “Kasih ibu membawa kesyurga, kasih ayah sepanjang masa (A mother’s love follows you all the way to heaven; a father’s love will follow you till your last breath).” […]
Being cruel to be kind
I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book. — Roald Dahl, British novelist If you think I am a nice guy, you don’t know me. Ask any of my peers, because in my heyday, I was considered a tyrant! Ask Frankie de Cruz, NST’s […]
Get people to share experience
KUCHING: The authorities should get more people who have received their vaccines to speak up and share their experience in order to assuage fears and concerns over Covid-19 vaccinations and boost public acceptance. A medical lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Dr Bernard Ting, said the key issue with regard […]
