Author: Karambir Singh

Licence to subvert?

These men ask for just the same thing: fairness, and fairness only. This is, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have. – Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of USA “The Characters and Events in the Film are Fictional. Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead is

Honour MA63

A whole new generation of young people are angry, vocal, and want Sabah and Sarawak to have full autonomy within the federation. – James Chin, professor of Asian studies, University of Tasmania After 59 years since the formation of the Federation of Malaysia, a suggestion was made recently to tear

Woe after woe

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb. – Samuel Daniel, English poet The COVID-19 pandemic has been a tough time for all, especially for those who are economically challenged. We have just started crawling out of our homes, trying

Still agitating for fairness

If the state power has been violated, then the federal agreement can be considered void by itself and Johor is no longer part of the federation. Don’t force the people of Johor to leave Malaysia. Perhaps Johor can be more developed if it stands on its own. – Sultan Ibrahim

Mind your language

To have another language is to possess a second soul. – Charlemagne, first Holy Roman Emperor A few weeks ago, the silly season started again regarding the language issues. We are now back to the issue of using the English Language. Some prefer the regressive approach. Some politicians and their

Food insecurity

Ensuring food security is always a top issue that concerns national development and people’s wellbeing. It is imperative to study and improve food security policies, take production capacity building as a fundamental task, and tap potential of grain production from farmland and technology. – Xi Jinping, Chinese President I am

Propelling Sarawak towards 2030

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. —  Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS2030). What does this term mean? Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, on Sarawak Day, July 22 2021, rolled out the PCDS2030. It will

Premier placing Sarawak on the world map

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. — Warren Bennis, American author It is not an easy task to uplift, rebrand or place a small part of the world on the international scene. However, this is exactly what Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has

Be human kind

The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane. – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian anti-colonial nationalists With all the daily doses of news about the atrocities inflicted by humans on each other, it is easy sometimes to accept the belief that there is no hope for humanity.

Let’s make every day earth day

Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do — Michel de Montaigne, French Renaissance philosopher It was Earth Hour on March 26 this year. Across the world, at 8.30 pm at their respective local times, events were organised to encourage people to