Anyone who wants to tackle corruption must be prepared to go all the way. There are no shortcuts. — Oby Ezekwesili, ex-World Bank vice-president MACC chief commissioner Datuk Seri Azam Baki has been in the national spotlight for the most part of this past week. Surely, he must have wished
The difficulty now is going out and raising money. Spending 80 percent of your time begging for money — it’s so debilitating on a candidate. Douglas Muzzio, American educator The most interesting incident to emerge out of our 12th Sarawak state election so far has to be the one involving
Term limits would cure both senility and seniority — both terrible legislative diseases. — Harry S. Truman, former US President THE just-concluded Melaka state election was a big blow to Pakatan Harapan (PH), which won only five out of 28 state seats contested. PKR, whose president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject. — Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister So, what did we witness over the past few weeks? As if the never-ending political upheavals (now, we also have to add in the tension in the Malacca election)
Politics has always been ugly to me, and yet I accept that as a fact of life. — Billy Graham, Evangelist The battle lines are now drawn and it is clear that politics in Malacca is ugly, particularly at this point in time. Let me be honest and state that
When you make a choice, you change the future. — Deepak Chopra, author I was happy that Parti Raykat Sarawak (PRS) deputy president Datuk Joseph Salang acted immediately to pull the party together in the wake of the passing of president Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing last Sunday. As
I was an altar boy, which I loved and am very proud of. It was strict, but also really nice. — Michael Keaton, American actor I was watching the Denmark Open at home in Kuala Lumpur when the news of Reverend Father Datuk Lawrence Chua’s passing came in on Sunday
A woman of substance is a woman of power, a woman of positive influence and a woman of meaning. – Anon The best Facebook post I’ve read over the past few days has to be the story about Madam Barbara Mendu Bay, easily Sarawak’s most well-known woman patriot, social activist,
Vote for the man who promises least; he’ll be the least disappointing. – Bernard Baruch, American financier When Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was appointed Special Adviser to the Prime Minister last week, there was no hue and cry from the opposition or from the public at large. No, we
Cancer is only going to be a chapter in your life, not the whole story. – Joe Wasser, medical doctor All of us will surely know someone — a family member, a friend or an acquaintance — who had succumbed to cancer. It is very difficult to see a loved
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