Author: Adeline Liong

Today, Chinese all over the world are celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival in honour of Qu Yuan, China’s first poet. Qu Yuan was a famous Chinese scholar and loyal minister of the king of Chu in the third century BCE. His wisdom antagonised other court

Deputy Prime Minister, Dato’ Sri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail will be meeting Employees Provident Fund (EPF) officers this week to discuss the EPF contribution for housewives in the country. This is exciting news for many housewives in the nation. Obtaining the EPF contribution for housewives is among the top

This year’s Teachers’ Day celebration is the best so far for me. I got connected to two former teachers who taught me at St Elizabeth’s Convent School (now SMK St Elizabeth) in Sibu. In the Whatsapp group that I shared with my classmates, I wished my friends who are or

The appointment of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Pres ident , Datuk Ser i Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, as Malaysia’s first female Deputy Prime Minister is a giant step for women in Malaysia. She was appointed to the post after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition pact scored an upset victory

The Election Day is almost here!! On Wednesday, in two days’ time, it will be time to exercise your constitutional right and go to the polling station to cast your vote for the 14th General Election (GE14). Remember every vote counts. So go to your polling station early before it

Ten women in Sarawak are vying for the parliamentary seats in the forthcoming 14th General Election (GE14). Out of the ten, six are fielded by Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates. The state BN coalition comprises Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and

Will more women represent Sarawak in the Parliament after the 14th General Election (GE14)? Malaysian women, especially Sarawak women, are under-represented in politics and in the Parliament. Although the number of women elected to the Malaysian Parliament has increased from 1.9 per cent in 1955 to 11.3 per cent in

All Kinds of Everything” is a beautiful song sang by many singers over the years. When I was in lower secondary school, it was a popular song sang by Hong Kong English pop and Cantopop singer, Frances Yip. I presume it is a love song and in it, Frances says:

The election fever is on and Malaysians are getting ready to cast their votes even though the Election Commission has not yet announced the nomination day and polling day for the forthcoming 14th General Election (GE14). The Parliament was dissolved last Saturday (April 7). On that day, the Barisan Nasional