Christmas is many things. It is the time of the celebration of the birth of Christ. It is a season when many preparations are being made. Gifts must be bought, cards sent, decorations put up, food assembled, trips made, and much work done. It is a vacation time, a time
KUCHING: An eight year-old girl from Sarikei emerged the overall champion in the photography category of the Sarawak Tourism Board’s (STB) second edition photography and videography competition. Bernice Lau Yee Ting, the youngest winner, bagged RM6,000 for her entry on the snapshot of the Hungry Ghost festival celebrated at the
KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS) has been urged to solve the issue regarding the hawker licences at the Sungai Apong Market on a case to case basis. DAP Pending assemblyman Violet Yong said some of the hawkers have received a ‘notice of non-trading’ from the council recently that
This is from page 281 of Frank Knight’s 1950 presidential address to the American Economic Association – an address titled ‘The Role of Principles in Economics and Politics’ – this address is slightly modified and reprinted in the 1956 collection of several of Knight’s papers and speeches, On the History
Our country is faced with numerous fiscal challenges. Many of them have resulted from inaction stemming from the inability of members of parliaments, ministers and the prime ministers to compromise. For them, understandably, compromise is unacceptable, an admission of failure. The net effect of this dysfunction has contributed to a
MIRI: An oil palm fruit truck driver who was involved in a rear-end collision didn’t think anything of it and proceeded with his journey. However, not long after that the 43-year old driver spotted smoke coming out of the engine compartment, forcing him to pull over by the roadside. No
In a democracy, some people say that politicians represent the will of the people. While many people see politicians as slimy, they think that voters can keep them in line through periodic elections. After all, if a politician acts badly, we can vote them out! But, real-world voters face a
They say we’ve come a long way with the help of smartphones that run our lives with apps, Gmail and maps. But have we? Our phones are growing more sophisticated. But the mistakes we make with them are getting more embarrassing. Always moving way too fast, I’ve experienced quite a
I had just finished a meal at a Western restaurant in Jalan Song when I noticed something odd about the receipt. A bit more expensive than usual. To see just how rapid inflation is now, duck into the eateries in the city. It’s not the prices on the menu so
Some food delivery apps like Grab include a tipping feature, others don’t. The apps that do allow customers to tip assure the public that whatever amount one decides to input goes to the rider unscathed. (It’s also important to mention that the option does not appear if the rider has
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