If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace. – Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher What does having a home mean to you? For those of us who
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter As our society progresses, are we leaving the most disadvantaged in our society behind? How a nation and its people care for and treat minorities and those
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. – Aristotle, Greek philosopher Malaysia’s rule of law and independence of the judiciary were once again severely tested. This time they have been seen to survive and pass the test with
In the old days people never bothered about what others did, so long as they were free to do what they liked themselves. Today, one cannot sneeze without being corrected, let alone enjoy oneself. That’s what politics have done to our society. – Tunku Abdul Rahman, first prime minister Malaysia
You have to find a way to respect these new boundaries [related to coronavirus], but still live the version of life you’re used to. That’s what life is, regardless of circumstance. – Caroline Wright, cookbook author Are we still amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Just a quick recap. Sarawak recorded its
The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver. No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops. ― Joseph Weizenbaum,
When you make the right decision, it doesn’t really matter what anyone else thinks. – Caroline Kennedy, US ambassador to Australia GE15 is just around the corner! Well, even if the general election does not take place soon, it would be good to revisit some issues in the context of
We still have a long way to go. I hope that the passing of the anti-hopping law will encourage us to reach for greater heights in working together on further reforms and in cultivating a political culture of integrity and democracy. – Pengerang MP Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said It
We remain essentially a nation under siege. – Theodore C. Sorensen, American lawyer The political trench warfare is still in full swing in Malaya. The battle lines have hardly moved. A few inches gained in a day are lost the next day. This political war of attrition is still causing
The following few sentences in the Sarawak Government Gazette ushered in a new beginning for Sarawak. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Public Holidays Ordinance [Cap. 8 (1958 Ed.) ], the Yang di-Pertua Negeri has made the following Notification: 1. This Notification may be cited
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