On anniversaries, we tend to make heroic vows and promises which we can’t keep. Perhaps our intent is sincere and magnanimous but more often than not, we’ll find out on the anniversaries that follows that we are more disappointed than satisfied, because of the vows and promises that we have
Probably not many Malaysians have seen, let alone held in their hands, the original copies of the Malaysia Act 1963 and the Independence of Malaya Act 1957 — both laws enacted by The Parliament of the United Kingdom which have massive significance to Malaysia. I did so and so did
Will 2015 ever be noted as the year Ebola was decisively downgraded from a lurid horror meme to just one of many commonly treatable diseases? – TK Naliaka, author Since March 2020, our world has been turned upside down, thanks to the coronavirus outbreak which became known as the Covid-19
I am somewhat bemused by the word logjam. Here’s the story that triggered this present dalliance with the word. Last Sunday, August 22, a friend from Sibu forwarded some pictures of the massive logjam on the Batang Baleh. It must have originated in the upper reaches of the Baleh river,
No one disagrees that good leadership is key to organisational effectiveness and social and economic prosperity. But the one-million-dollar question is — what makes for a good leader? If you were to ask Top HR professionals in global organisations what constitutes a good leader, they would not start with academic
There’s something incredibly primal about facing something treacherous but doing it anyway. – Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor I once watched an old film clip of a group of indigenous peoples navigating treacherous rapids deep in Borneo’s interior. It was amazing how they attacked the route they have chosen through
THE attempt to understand human nature or the nature of the human being, has been a central focus of thinkers and philosophers for centuries, and the subject continues to provoke lively philosophical debates, continuing into modern times. The rather timely trigger that prompted me to reflect upon this very deep
TAKE A STEP BACK Since it’s the Hari Kebangsaan month, I’d like to make the point that showing our patriotic duty can take many forms. The idea of “flying the flag” is not just hoisting the Jalur Gemilang on a pole or waving a small flag now and then
Every year, the International Day of Indigenous Peoples is celebrated on August 9, which is a Monday this year. That sounds serious and enlightening. Who are the so called ‘Indigenous Peoples’ of the world? In terms of population, there are apparently over 476 million indigenous peoples living in 90 countries
Last night, a cousin who lives in Alberta, Canada sent me a picture she had taken. It was no ordinary picture. She had captured the moon behind the tree branches with the poor air quality from the recent wildfires burning in nearby British Columbia as the backdrop. The poor air
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