A Tribute to Sarawak’s 20th Senate President Datuk Mutang Tagal from Ba Kelalan In the old days, the border village of Ba Kelalan, with its friendly people, temperate climate, and green valleys, was touted as the “Shari la” of Sarawak. However, in recent times, it has been reduced to a
A Tribute to Sarawak’s 20th Senate President Datuk Mutang Tagal from Ba Kelalan A ramble into the heart of the Central Highlands, straddling the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, has never failed to excite the imagination of the avid traveller. With many six-foot-tall “highlanders” towering over the natives from other tribes in the
A Tribute to Sarawak’s 20th Senate President Datuk Mutang Tagal from Ba Kelalan MY first encounter with Datuk Mutang Tagal and his family goes back to 1985, when I was Sarawak’s first correspondent for the New Straits Times. Forty years ago, I was invited to attend a gathering of “Lun
A policeman must know everything — and not tell. He must know where all the sin is and not partake. – Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster My love for Malaysia’s police is far beyond words and that is why I empathise with our self-sacrificing “forgotten heroes”. I can speak for
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. — George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright As we usher in 60 years of Independence, we must be mindful that we have a sparkling gem of pride in the North East Sarawak. Nestled next to Brunei Darussalam, it was once part
Empires inevitably fall, and when they do, history judges them for the legacies they leave behind.– Noah Feldman, American legal scholar Long before James Brooke discovered “Sarawak”, there was Negara Darul Hanah — a mythical country of gold, frankincense and myrrh. It was part of the domain of the powerful Brunei
Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first. — Steve Irwin, Australian conservationist Long before I became a journalist, there was Fort Margherita, named after Sir Charles Brooke’s English wife and cousin Margaret Lili Alice de Winte!
What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato’s cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don’t know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? – Desiderius
KUCHING: On January 11, 2017 I received the tragic news that Tan Sri Adenan Satem or “Tok Nan” had suffered a fatal heart attack at the Sarawak Heart Centre in Kota Samarahan.It was a shock for the nation, but somehow, I knew it was coming.The signs were there — in
Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban (I will fight as long I will live). – Rentap Most Sarawakians have heard about Rentap — a Brooke-era revolutionary, but, honestly, what do we know about him? Maybe glimpses of Sarawak’s cultural hero have been featured in films such as ‘Edge of the World’ or Farewell
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