Author: Dr Lucy Sebli

Two sides of the same coin?

Addiction is a disease that makes you too selfish to see the havoc you created or care about the people whose lives you have shattered. – HealthyPlace.com I asked my students about what they thought of the non-smoking ban at the eateries in Malaysia, and most of them, especially male

Steer clear of a bumpy road ahead

The future depends on what you do today – Mahatma Gandhi, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist This year, we have been greeted with many exciting events either on the international or home front. Internationally, on Jan 4, the United States of America launched a military drone attack which targeted Iranian

Hopes and dreams for 2020

Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each day. Micheal Josephson, founder of Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics Earlier last week, we celebrated the beginning of a new year! As the clock struck 12 o’clock midnight, the skies lit up with brightly coloured

Fire a good servant but a bad master

Signs of a poorly understood but treatable house fire requires action, not inaction. Dr Graciela Chichilnisky, Argentine-American mathematical economist As the year draws to a close, we welcome the New Year! Friends and families alike congregate at one place to celebrate the beginning of the New Year. Meals are cooking,

Education and character building

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. CARL ROGERS, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST I have been teaching at the university for more than 16 years now. Thousands of students went in and out of my rather small, humble and cramped office throughout

Is PKR crisis beyond rapprochement?

Most of the political parties criticise the party in the power, not for the best of the people, but to get the power for themselves. Ehsan Sehgal, Pakistani-Dutch poet and writer The infighting within the PKR’s top leadership has reached its height with the dismissal of its youth permanent chairman

Fake news

We can’t have, like, willy-nilly proliferation of fake news. That’s crazy. You can’t have more types of fake news than real news. That’s allowing public deception to go unchecked. That’s crazy. Elon Musk, South African technology entrepreneur, investor, and engineer Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) made fresh headlines recently when its

A storm in a tea cup?

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States of America Sarawak PKR’s leader Baru Bian had led a group of Sarawak top PKR’s leaders to cancel the state convention over the

Indai blues and bejalai tradition

Single mums do come in for a hard time. Society is incredibly judgmental. I know the true meaning of getting by… by the skin of my teeth… You have to carry on. And you can, because you have to. – Kate Winslet, English actress Indai blues? Who are they? Last

Youth suicide: It ends now!

When you feel like giving up, just remember the reason why you held on for so long.  – Anon Earlier this year, the suicide of a 16-year-old schoolgirl shook the nation. Before her suicide, she had posted a voting poll on her Instagram story, asking her followers to decide whether