Author: Francis Paul Siah

Leave police matters to the IGP

It is the common people’s duty to police the police. – Steven Magee, engineer What is the most important task of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP)? Ask a layman that question and this will be the most likely (and sensible) response. The main role of the IGP is to lead

All are free to contest, go for it

Politicians never keep all their promises. – Michael Moore, American filmmaker It was Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who established Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) chapters in Sabah and Sarawak in 2019. Mahathir was the powerful Bersatu chairman then. Here was a man who will not hesitate to exert his power,

Vincent Tan, take care of the homeless

Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing. Without stable shelter, it all falls apart. – Matthew Desmond, American sociologist The rich giving to the poor — that’s a normal act of kindness and charity and the right thing to do. The more affluent have been helping the less fortunate, ever

Don’t expect Umno to fade away

I think the government and political parties reward their employees based on corruption, and not based on performance. If not, why all of them are corrupt and under-performing?   – De philosopher DJ Kyos, artist, author and motivational speaker   Umno today is a pale shadow of its former self

So, Pakatan Harapan was corrupt too

A man who has never gone to school may steal a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. – Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President  A doctor friend in Johor Baru asked me last month why I have given up hope on the

The importance and value of English

English is the language of science, aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism. Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a multinational company within your home country or of finding work abroad. – Unknown In an interview with a national paper last Sunday, former Deputy Prime Minister Tun

Happy ending to an appeal for help

Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love. – Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church Let me share a delightful episode. With the gloom and doom hovering over us these

Media, contempt and freedom of speech

I am … for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents. –Thomas Jefferson, third US President Media practitioners like myself have always

Appreciate the good cops, too

People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell, English novelist By and large, I had had a good working relationship with the police in Sarawak in years gone by. From the late 1970s to early

At times, Najib deserves credit too

Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable. – Loretta Young, American actress Those of us following political development on social media will readily agree that the majority who bother to post or respond are anti-establishment. I would consider this majority