This was the topic of the past week. It started with Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang saying that those promoting the use of English over the Malay language are “trapped in a colonial mindset”. “They are behaving like slaves to the former colonial masters despite
A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. – James Freeman Clarke, English theologian and author If there is one sentence to describe the state of Malaysia’s politics it would be “neither here, nor there”. What do I mean by that? I think the main
The new one is the most beautiful of all; he is so young and pretty. And the old swans bowed their heads before him. – (The Ugly Duckling) Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author Against all headlines in the newsreel in the past weekend, one stood out from the rest. New
Youth is not immortality, more than anything, youth is the power to make choices. – Unknown It was in January this year – on the back of a landslide Sarawak State Election win – Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s (GPS) backbone party, the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), made a decision to
This anti-hopping law needs to be enacted but must be limited to MPs, state assemblyman and possibly senators. If it is limited to them and other non-elected representatives are free to change associations or parties, that preserves their human rights. For MPs, the impact of the leap is so great
Election days come and go. But the struggle of the people to create a government which represents all of us and not just the one percent – a government based on the principles of economic, social, racial and environmental justice – that struggle continues. – Bernie Sanders, US senator It
What if the kid you bullied at school, grew up, and turned out to be the only surgeon who could save your life? – Lynette Mather, American author. Sarawak medical practitioners are quitting their professions. That statement in itself is shocking. There are many reasons for why this is appalling.
If we wait for the meek to inherit the earth there won’t be anything left to inherit. – Bob Hunter, Canadian environmentalist This week, the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) has passed two Bills – namely the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Forests (Amendment) Bill, 2022. In a
Mavcom must hold the airlines accountable. Necessary action must be taken and Mavcom must be more proactive in taking action, as the problem (of flight cancellations and delays) has been happening for some time. – Dr Kelvin Yii, Bandar Kuching MP The much-awaited Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season earlier this
Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable. – Loretta Young, American actress I start this week’s column with a couple of quotes from an article I ingested off the interwebs. “Careful chroniclers of South-east Asian transitions may have noticed a
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