Author: M Rajah

The blame game is already a lost game, so don’t attempt dressing up to play it! – Israelmore Ayivor, writer and blogger The people in the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) have come under immense pressure lately; under pressure not because they have not been doing their job, but for

If we don’t feel grateful with what we already have, what makes us think we’ll be happy with more? – Anon Sometime in May this year, my best friend brought his 30-something son to me for some advice. The young man’s relationship was going through a rough patch. To protect

Child abuse is a heinous and personally damaging crime; it is therefore incumbent on us to treat such matters with the utmost seriousness. – John Sentamu, retired Anglican bishop I have a question for our leaders, especially women representatives of state legislative assemblies and parliamentarians: are we serious in preventing

Elderly people are more likely to suffer from health conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and blurred vision, which can indirectly cause a road accident. – Datuk Azisman Alias, Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director So, the police have proposed restrictions on driving licences for senior citizens? I believe it’s

And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee… It’s the slave quality that I find very alluring. – Hugh Grant, English actor Malaysia is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea with regard to foreign workers. Stop the reliance on foreign workers, which

A person in public without a mask during a pandemic is a walking septic tank.  – Abhijit Naskar, best seller author This week my topic will still be on Covid-19. I had wanted to write on violence against women after I came across a video clip showing Taliban troops beating

Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together. – Scott Hayden, American composer So, we have some 2,500, perhaps more, anti-vaxxing teachers in the country who are giving the authorities a headache by their refusal to get vaccinated.

I am better for knowing you, better for having met you. May you be as blessed in the next life, my friend, as I was in this one by knowing you. – Anonymous I found myself at a loss for words, shocked by a late-night WhatsApp message that I received

A silver-tongued charlatan and a half-wit society are made for each other! When these two come together in an election, a great disaster happens: Charlatan comes to power! – Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish writer There’s a standing joke that goes like this: It’s very difficult to get into the Malaysian

I know they are not happy about my stance of refusing to entertain some of their (Umno faction) demands, which include insisting that I interfere in judiciary affairs to release some of the individuals currently under criminal trials. – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Malaysian politics cannot get more interesting than