Author: Nazmi Suhaimi

Premier pol-secs urges police to probe writer for slander

KUCHING: The police have been urged to investigate a writer for defaming Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. In making this call, Abang Johari’s political secretaries said the content of the articles written by blog writer Nehru Sathiamoorthy may create unrest among Sarawakians and disrupt harmony. “Taking

Unmasking the deceptive pen

I begin with a quote from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War: “He who wishes to fight must first count the cost.” This advice holds true for those seeking to disrupt the unity, prosperity, and progress in Sarawak, as they must consider the consequences of their actions. Let’s get to

Why are you so afraid?

If you are afraid of your own shadow, how will you face the substance that life is ready to offer you soon? – Unknown THE intense ‘letter writing campaign’ by disgruntled Malayans over the takeover of natural gas produced in Sarawak by Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) has not escaped my

In chaos, there is opportunity

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

Prioritise unity over self-interests

KUCHING: Sarawakians are encouraged to set aside personal interests and work towards the common goals to ensure unity is preserved. Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said that maintaining unity required sacrifices from the community. “When our unity is solid, there will be negative elements or forces that will try to

Fortune favours the bold

IT is not luck, it is leadership. That is my one-line answer to those who are quick to dismiss Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg’s meteoric rise as a leader and now, trendsetter for the rest of Malaysia and the ASEAN region being down to a string

Speeches must have standards

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. –  Dionysius Of Halicarnassus, Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric I tried to count the number of times that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mentioned the word ‘maha kaya’ (extremely rich) in his recent national address on Tuesday. After

Leadership in climate action

Climate change is a terrible problem, and it absolutely needs to be solved. It deserves to be a huge priority. – Bill Gates, co-founder of software giant Microsoft I welcome the move by the Sarawak government to put its foot forward in tackling the climate change crisis by spearheading the

Calls for vetting Election Commission appointments

THIS week, several civil society organisations called for the vetting of appointments to the Election Commission (EC). This came after the appointment of Datuk Sapdin Ibrahim as an EC commissioner, which they described as a failure to fulfil a promise made by both Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) in

Would a pay hike mean anything?

Never beat around the bush when you’re asking for a raise. Don’t wait until after a meeting to ‘casually’ bring it up. Schedule a time to meet with your boss with one goal in mind: broaching the pay raise. ― Randi Zuckerberg, American businesswoman I welcome the announcement by Prime