Far too many people are looking for the right person instead of trying to be the right person. – Goria Steinem, American activist At the outset, let me be fair to Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) which he heads. I must state categorically that Wong
If you can’t force or unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, then you are not a leader. – Lee Kuan Yew, ex-Singapore PM I have a question for readers today. Among the current crop of Umno leaders, who is your top choice to be
We are all serving a life sentence, and good behaviour is our only hope for a pardon. – Douglas Horton, American author I have noticed that none of my fellow columnists here have touched on the jailing of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak over the past week. So, let me
Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism. – Benazir Bhutto, ex-Pakistan PM I would normally refrain from taking on religious clerics because I believe that all of them have only one noble objective in mind – to spread the Good News of salvation to mankind.
We must live together as brothers, or perish together as fools. – Martin Luther King Jr, American civil rights leader “Good afternoon, big brother,” See Chee How greeted me over the phone last Wednesday afternoon. That was his usual greeting whenever he called. Chee How, who is like a younger
Cyber bullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online, and do not need direct physical access to their victims to cause unimaginable harm. — Anna Maria Chavez, American inspirational speaker This is a tragedy, a tragedy of tragedies really. I could not believe it, even after reading the news
I was in Parliament last Thursday, July 28, to observe the passage of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (No 3) 2022 on the prohibition of parliamentary members from party-hopping, in short the Anti-Hopping Bill. It was my first attendance in the Dewan Rakyat in almost three years. I attend parliamentary sittings
We need real finance campaign reforms to loosen the grip of special interests on politics. – Tom Daschle, ex-US Senator What is political donation? According to Wikipedia, campaign finance, also known as election finance or political donations, refers to the funds raised to promote candidates and political parties. Political parties,
My country is the world and my religion is to do good. – Thomas Paine, American philosopher Two months ago, in May, the Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur happily announced that the Bon Odori festival is back in Malaysia after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The event will
Our political leaders will know our priorities only if we tell them, again and again, and if those priorities began to show up in the polls. – Peggy Noonan, WSJ columnist In my previous column, I had emphasised that offering posts as sweeteners for political support is never the answer.
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