Dato’ Sri Hajjah Rohani Haji Abdul Karim (born 3 January 1955) is the incumbent MP for the Batang Lupar constituency in Sarawak, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB). In 2013 she was appointed as the federal Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Barisan Nasional coalition government,
Despite having resigned from all appointments in the scouting world – the last one being State’s Assistant Chief Scout Commissioner (IT and Media) – I am still very much a scouter at heart. And having been active as a scout leader since 1979, I have made many friends in scouting,
Having lived with them for nearly two decades, I have found out that my two stepsons, aged 25 and 26, must have chilli sauce to go with their meals. And there were times when chilli sauce was the sole item on the menu to go with rice and that did
Most of us were taken aback by the huge turnout of Elvis Presley fans at our March 17 show at Julie’s Café in Uni Garden in Samarahan. That could be the best turnout ever for any Elvis gig in Kuching thus far – it was our Samarahan debut. Even before
Politics, I have enough of its dosage. Anointed once, albeit (probably – I think) half-heartedly by the man holding the Krian state seat to replace him, it became more of an obsession and not just a form of seasonal enthusiasm. After almost losing my job as a government school principal,
There are zillions of possibilties when it rains or just during moments before and after the downpours. During the small world of my younger days, especially during the school holidays between 1962 and 1974, any rain in the evening was a welcomed item for me but to the chagrin of
My earliest memory dates back to late 1957 or early 1958 when being carried by Saban Imong a.k.a Apai Badey on his shoulder, a statement that I was a tiny and light toddler. Saban, who died at an old age some years ago, was among many interesting characters that I
RUNNING a big secondary school at the age of 28? It is not really a young age but in Sarawak or even in the entire Malaysian education fraternity it is rarely heard that a 28-year-old being posted as school principal. To make it worse is the fact that you may
Before we go to the various hilarious parts of ‘Malaysian’ English, let’s start with this: Don’t start your day with the broken pieces of yesterday. Every day is a fresh start. Each day is a new beginning. Every morning we wake up is the first day of our new life.
One by one of my singing friends are gone, no matter how young. I pray that their kind souls be blessed. It goes to show that singers or artistes, no matter how high their names feature on the list of chart toppers, are mortals after all and we mortals are
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